Routing Table
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Routing table gets populated ahead of time
Is a component of Router, define how the router can reach a particular network
For example, given this network
The routing table could be like this
How it is populated
- Directly Connected (where the network attached physically)
- Static route (admin specify where to go if direct connect is not possible)
- Dynamic Route (router learn automatically from other router)
- These can be done via various protocol, for example BGP (Border Gateway protocol), OSPF