static

This command configures the Static Routes table, which lets you define static IP routing rules.

Syntax

(config-network)# static <Index>
(static-<Index>)# 

Command

Description

Index

Defines the table row index.

description

Configures a name for the rule.

destination

Defines the IP address of the destination host/network.

device-name

Associates an IP network interface through which the static route's Gateway is reached. The association is done by assigning the parameter the same Ethernet Device that is assigned to the IP network interface in the IP Interfaces table.

gateway

Defines the IP address of the Gateway (next hop) used for traffic destined to the subnet/host defined in 'destination' / 'prefix-length'.

prefix-length

Defines the Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR)-style representation of a dotted-decimal subnet notation of the destination host/network.

Command Mode

Privileged User

Example

This example configures a static routing rule to specify the gateway (10.15.7.22) in order to reach 10.1.1.10:

(config-network)# static 0
(static-0)# destination 10.1.1.0
(static-0)# prefix-length 24
(static-0)# device-name vlan1
(static-0)# gateway 10.15.7.22