Post-Lab Questions
Please enter the answers to these questions into your lab notebook.
1. Are routing loops possible with static routes? Explain how
a packet would behave if it got caught in a routing loop.
2. What is hierarchical routing in OSPF? Give an example where
heirarchical routing can be used effectively.
3. Where is a packet forwarded if two entries in the routing table
match for the destination address?.
4. What is the "count to infinity problem"?
5. What happens when a packet arrives at a router and there are
no entries in the forwarding table for the destination address?