show ip route output
Quick question. What does the * denote in the show ip route output below
r4#sh ip route 10.2.2.0
Routing entry for 10.2.2.0/24
Known via "eigrp 100", distance 90, metric 158720, type internal
Redistributing via eigrp 100
Last update from 10.1.43.2 on FastEthernet1/0, 00:38:42 ago
Routing Descriptor Blocks:
10.1.43.2, from 10.1.43.2, 00:38:42 ago, via FastEthernet1/0
Route metric is 158720, traffic share count is 1
Total delay is 5200 microseconds, minimum bandwidth is 100000 Kbit
Reliability 255/255, minimum MTU 1500 bytes
Loading 1/255, Hops 2
* 10.1.41.2, from 10.1.41.2, 00:38:42 ago, via FastEthernet0/0
Route metric is 158720, traffic share count is 1
Total delay is 5200 microseconds, minimum bandwidth is 100000 Kbit
Reliability 255/255, minimum MTU 1500 bytes
Loading 1/255, Hops 2
r4#sh ip route 10.2.2.0
Routing entry for 10.2.2.0/24
Known via "eigrp 100", distance 90, metric 158720, type internal
Redistributing via eigrp 100
Last update from 10.1.43.2 on FastEthernet1/0, 00:38:42 ago
Routing Descriptor Blocks:
10.1.43.2, from 10.1.43.2, 00:38:42 ago, via FastEthernet1/0
Route metric is 158720, traffic share count is 1
Total delay is 5200 microseconds, minimum bandwidth is 100000 Kbit
Reliability 255/255, minimum MTU 1500 bytes
Loading 1/255, Hops 2
* 10.1.41.2, from 10.1.41.2, 00:38:42 ago, via FastEthernet0/0
Route metric is 158720, traffic share count is 1
Total delay is 5200 microseconds, minimum bandwidth is 100000 Kbit
Reliability 255/255, minimum MTU 1500 bytes
Loading 1/255, Hops 2
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georgemc
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zer0foo
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can you expand at all? its an active route
D 10.2.2.0/24 [90/158720] via 10.1.43.2, 01:09:58, FastEthernet1/0
[90/158720] via 10.1.41.2, 01:09:58, FastEthernet0/0 -
Forsaken_GA
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The star indicates the active route. Since you're doing equal cost load balancing in this instance, the * tells you which route the next new flow will use. If you put several different flows of traffic through the router taking that route, you should see the * change between them.