Default Routing Question

Varez IT

If I wanted to create a default route to the network address of 206.143.5.1 would the following command be vaild?

(config-router)#network 206.143.5.0 default

I do not believe so because of the IOS I am using does not allow that command (see the output below) but it is an older IOS so I would like a second opinion.

(config-router)#network 206.143.5.0 ?
<cr>

(config-router)#network 206.143.5.0 default ?
% Unrecognized command

(config-router)#network 206.143.5.0 default
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.



Thank you!

Chris_

To create a default route you need (from global):
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 206.143.5.1

However, your prompt indicates that you are within the config mode for a dynamic routing protocol. If you are trying to distribute a default route through your network then there are many different methods, depending on the protocol. Which protocol are you in?

jwashington1981

In addition to the way that Chris has mentioned, you can also create a default route two other ways.

Router(config)# ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 s0/0 <== exiting interface

or

Router(config)# ip default-network 206.143.5.0