A static route to the 10.5.6.0/24 network is to be configured on the HFD router. The administrator
wants HFD to see this static route as the most reliable route . Which command should the
administrator use?

A.
HFD(config)# ip route 10.5.6.0 0.0.0.255 10.5.4.6

B.
HFD(config)# ip route 10.5.6.0 255.255.255.0 10.5.4.6

C.
HFD(config)# ip route 10.5.6.0 0.0.0.255 fa0/0

D.
HFD(config)# ip route 10.5.4.6 255.255.255.0 10.5.6.0

E.
HFD(config)# ip route 10.5.4.6 0.0.0.255 10.5.6.0

F.
HFD(config)# ip route 10.5.6.0 255.255.255.0 fa0/0

Explanation:
There are two ways to specify a default static route. One is to specify the interface to use for
forwarding packets, like the example in C. The other way is to specify the IP address of the next
hop router, such as the example in D.
Additional Info:
The following is the command you use to add a static route to a routing table:
Ip route [destination_network] [mask] [next-hop_address or exitinterface]
[administrative_distance][permanent]
This list describes each command in the string:
ip route The command used to create the static route.
destination network The network you’re placing in the routing table.
mask The subnet mask being used on the network.
next-hop address The address of the next-hop router that will receive the packet and forward it to
the remote network. This is a router interface that’s on a directory connected network.
administrative_distance By default, static routes have an administrative distance of 1. You can
change the default value by adding an administrative weight at the end of the command.