Router2 is missing a route to the 172.16.0.0 network
Router3 is missing a route to the 10.0.0.0 network
In a datagram network, the destination addresses are unique. They cannot be duplicated in the routing table.
it will append the update information to the routing table
it will append the update information to the routing table
Sink Tree is a description in a routing table of all the paths in a network to a destination.
0.0.0.0: The wildcard used to say "any" network not already in the routing table
A routing table has columns for at least three types of information, Network ID, the Cost and The ID of the next Router called Next Hop.
the distance vector metric
The router discards the packet.The router forwards the packet out the interface indicated by the default route entry.
nodes often change their location within network. so, some stale routes are generated in the routing table which leads to unnecessary routing overhead.
routing loopsinconsistent traffic forwardingno traffic forwarding until system convergesinconsistent routing table entriesrouting table updates sent to wrong destinations
If a router has a route in its routing table, it will have a next hop IP address and / or outbound interface. If a router does not have a route in its routing table the packet will be dropped.
in general the router uses the network address to compare to the routing table. Specifically, on the internet, the Router looks up the destination IP address in the router table to determine where to route the packet.