Which statement is true about default route preferences?
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A. B. C. D.D
The correct answer is D: Direct is lower than static.
When a router has to forward a packet to a destination network that is not directly connected, it looks for the most specific route to that network in its routing table. If no specific route is found, the router uses the default route as a last resort to forward the packet to a default gateway.
The default route is a static or dynamic route that specifies the next-hop IP address or interface where packets should be sent if there is no other route in the routing table for the destination network. The default route is also known as the gateway of last resort.
When a router has multiple routes to the same destination network, it selects the best path based on the routing protocol's administrative distance. Administrative distance is a metric used by the router to choose between routes from different routing protocols or sources. It is a value assigned to each protocol or source to indicate the preference of the route. The lower the administrative distance, the more preferred the route.
In Junos OS, the default administrative distances for routing protocols are:
Therefore, the statement that is true about default route preferences is that Direct is lower than static. This means that the router will always prefer the directly connected interface as the next hop to reach a destination network over a static route.