DELL PC7024 User Manual

IP Routing Commands

Use the ip route command in Global Configuration mode to configure a 

static route. Use the no form of the command to delete the static route. The 

IP route command sets a value for the route preference. Among routes to the 

same destination, the route with the lowest preference value is the route 

entered into the forwarding database. Specifying the preference of a static 

route controls whether a static route is more or less preferred than routes from 

dynamic routing protocols. The preference also controls whether a static 

route is more or less preferred than other static routes to the same 

destination.

ip route 

ip addr {subnetmask | prefix length } nextHopRtr [ preference ]

no ip route 

ip addr {subnetmask | prefix length} nextHopRtr [ preference ]

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ip-address — IP address of destination interface.

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subnet-mask — Subnet mask of destination interface.

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prefix-length — Length of prefix. Must be preceded with a forward slash 

(/). (Range: 0-32 bits)

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nextHopRtr — IP address of the next hop router.

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preference — Specifies the preference value, a.k.a. administrative distance, 

of an individual static route. (Range: 1-255)

Default value of preference is 1.

Global Configuration mode

For the static routes to be visible, you must:

• Enable ip routing globally.
• Enable ip routing for the interface.
• Confirm that the associated link is also up.

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