3com 4210 User Manual

A static route is manually configured by an administrator. In a simple network, you 
only need to configure static routes to make the network work normally. The 
proper configuration and usage of static routes can improve network performance 
and ensure the bandwidth for important applications. However, if a fault occurs to 
the network, the corresponding static routes cannot be updated dynamically, and 
the network administrator has to modify the static routes manually.

For two devices to be reachable to each other, you need to configure a static route 
to the peer on each device.

Figure 26   Network diagram for static route configuration

 

A small company has a simple and stable office network. The company’s existing 
devices that do not support dynamic routing protocols. The company requires that 
any two nodes on the network can communicate with each other and that the 
existing devices can be fully utilized.

In this case, static routes can enable communication between any two nodes on 
the network.

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