Administrative Distance

URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_distance
Author: wikipedia.org

Summary

Administrative distance (AD) or route preference[1] is a number of arbitrary unit assigned to dynamic routes, static routes and directly-connected routes.

Highlights Added July 17, 2024 at 11:02 AM

The administrative distance (AD) value is assigned by the router on a per-protocol basis. ([View Highlight] (https://read.readwise.io/read/01h8kb42rh4k6vfdvtxaypzt38))

Default administrative distances[edit]Cisco[edit]
The following table lists the default administrative distances for various routing protocols used on Cisco routers.[3|3]
Routing protocol
Administrative distance
Directly connected interface
0[a|a][5|5]
Static route
1 ([View Highlight] (https://read.readwise.io/read/01h8kb3vtp0jwk3qdtpqznmd8z))