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Route Print Explained

The route print command displays active network routes configured on a system. The output shows default and specific routes for the local network and broadcast domains. It lists the network destination, subnet mask, gateway, interface, and metric for each route to provide visibility into how the system directs traffic to different networks and systems.

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Route Print Explained

The route print command displays active network routes configured on a system. The output shows default and specific routes for the local network and broadcast domains. It lists the network destination, subnet mask, gateway, interface, and metric for each route to provide visibility into how the system directs traffic to different networks and systems.

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Route Print Explained

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C:\Documents and Settings\Prepress>route print


========================================================================
===
Active Routes:
Network Destination
Netmask
Gateway
Interface
Metric
A. 0.0.0.0
0.0.0.0
192.168.0.1 192.168.0.238
20
B. 127.0.0.0
255.0.0.0
127.0.0.1
127.0.0.1
1
C. 192.168.0.0
255.255.255.0
192.168.0.238
192.168.0.238
20
D. 192.168.0.238 255.255.255.255
127.0.0.1
127.0.0.1
20
E. 192.168.0.255 255.255.255.255
192.168.0.238
192.168.0.238
20
F. 224.0.0.0
240.0.0.0
192.168.0.238
192.168.0.238
20
G. 255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255
192.168.0.238
192.168.0.238
1
Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1
========================================================================
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A. 0.0.0.0 Is the wire address, where the computer starts addressing from.
B. 127.0.0.0 is the "MS TCP Loopback Interface (mentioned at the top of the Interface List),
which is used mainly for testing, but also lots of other good stuff.
C. 192.168.0.0 is the network address.
D. 192.168.0.238 is the address of the local computer.
E. 192.168.0.255 is the network broadcast (sends messages to all computers on the
192.168.0.x network).
F. 224.0.0.0 is a class D address. Multicasting.
G. 255.255.255.255 is the broadcast (send a message to EVERY computer on the
network). (255.255.255.255 is used to find computers when an address is not known,
like DHCP servers, and even before the local IP is determined.)
The Netmask is the dotted-decimal version of the binary code used to determine the network
and the host portions of the IP address.
The Gateway is the address used by the local computer to get to the remote Network
Destination (first column).
The Interface is the address of what physical interface it must send the packet to get to the
Gateway to reach the Network Destination.
The Metric is used for determining the best route to a destination. The lower the number, the
better (faster). Persistent Routes is the section that lists the routes administratively (manually)
set by the a human -- custom stuff.

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