Static Routes — Default, Floating, Recursive

Manual routes with ip route <net> <mask> <next-hop|interface> — four flavours worth knowing: Default route 0.0.0.0/0 — the gateway of last resort, used only when nothing more specific matches. Floating static: same prefix with a higher AD (e.g. … 192.168.1.2 5) — sleeps until the primary route vanishes. Backup via AD, nothing else. Recursive: next-hop […]