How to Set and redistribute a Static Default Route on a Cisco Router

How to Set a Static Default Route on a Cisco Router

A Static Default Route is used to provide a path to an external network, commonly an ISP or external network.

The syntax for a static default  route is quite simple:

ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 (destination IP address)

e.g. to point to a default route of 8.8.8.8 then you you would use ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 8.8.8.8 

Sometimes you may need to redistribute this to other routers in your infrastructure. To do so, you use the  redistribute static  command on the router. These routes will appear with a R* symbol when observed with  a show ip route command.

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