What is the syntax of static routing?

Answer 1

Static routing means that data from one point to another will always follow the same path, regardless of other considerations. The benefit of static routing is control and predictability, you know what route your data travels and can better protect or track the data. The down side is that you most often lose the redundancy and survivability that is built in to most internet (and properly configured network) communications. In a static route your directions are clear and set. You go here, turn this way, cross this bridge, make another turn and arrive at your destination. This doesn't change even if the bridge is up or a new superhighway is built. Dynamic routing is a simple 'get to this place'. The traffic will almost always find a path regardless of burnt bridges or flooded highways. It may not be as efficient, but it is more likely to succeed if something is less than perfect. It's also less organized. Data packets may not always follow the same route. If you send ten cars from Los Angeles to San Francisco and send them all on exactly the same (static) route, they will probably arrive in the same order they left IF everything is OK along the way. If you send ten card from LAX to SFO and don't give them directions (dynamic), they may not arrive in the same order they left, but they are more likely to arrive.