What is a Gateway of Last Resort?
- The IP address of another router
- The IP address of the Internet provider
- A term to describe a default gateway on a host device
- Where dropped packets are sent
Explanation: Even though a gateway of last resort could be an IP address of an ISP router, this does not have to be the case. A gateway of last resort, as seen in a Cisco routing table, is simply the IP address that is used to route packets addressed to networks not explicitly listed in the routing table. A Windows- based computer uses the term default gateway, not gateway of last resort.
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