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Configuring a default route
A default route is used to forward packets that match no entry in the routing table.
Without a default route, a packet that does not match any routing entries is discarded.
A default route can be configured in either of the following ways:
• The network administrator can configure a default route with both destination and mask being
0.0.0.0. For more information, see "Configuring a static route."
• Some d
ynamic routing protocols, such as OSPF and RIP, can generate a default route. For example,
an upstream LB module running OSPF can generate a default route and advertise it to other LB
modules, which install the default route with the next hop being the upstream LB module. For more
information, see the chapters on these routing protocols.