Introduction

Also known as manual routing, static routing uses no protocol to determine the path of a data packet; instead, an admin manually specifies all routes in a routing table. Contrast this with dynamic routing, where, instead of manually assigning routes, an admin assigns a routing protocol to each router, and this protocol then automatically determines the optimal route.

Static routing offers the following benefits:

• Because routes are not advertised over a network, static routing is more secure than dynamic routing.

• It uses less bandwidth.

• There is little to no CPU, memory, or bandwidth overhead.

However, static routing has its disadvantages:

• It is configured manually and needs constant support.

• A failure in one router affects the entire network.

• It is not scalable, and it can be used only on small networks.

Static Routing and Infoblox Portal

The following topics describe the actions you can perform on static routes: