2.168.1.0/32 is subnetted, 1 subnets 192.168.1.11 [90/156160] via 11.0.0.1, 00:00:03, FastEtherneto/1 0.0.0.0/0 [1/0] via 11.0.0.1 10.0.0.0/7 is a summary, 00:54:40, Nullo Notice the route is again destined to Nullo. Sure enough, on a connected router we will only see the summary and not the more specific routes: 10.0.0.0/7 [90/30720] via 11.0.0.2, 04:30:22, FastEtherneto/1 Default Route The default route, or "route of last resort," is displayed in a special place above the routing table, SO it can easily be seen: Gateway of last resort is 11.0.0.1 to network 0.0.0.0 172.16.0.0/16 is variably subnetted, 6 subnets, 2 masks 172.16.200.0/23 is a summary, 00:56:18, Nullo 172.16.200.0/24 is directly connected, Loopback2 172.16.201.0/24 is directly connected, Serialo/o 172.16.202.0/24 is directly connected, Loopback3 172.16.100.0/23 is directly connected, Loopback4 172.16.101.0/24 [90/2172416] via 11.0.0.1, 00:53:07, FastEtherneto/1 10.0.0.0/8 is directly connected, FastEtherneto/o 11.0.0.0/8 is directly connected, FastEtherneto/1 192.168.1.0/32 is subnetted, 1 subnets 192.168.1.11 [90/156160] via 11.0.0.1, 00:00:03, FastEtherneto/1 0.0.0.0/0 [1/0] via 11.0.0.1 10.0.0.0/7 is a summary, 00:54:40, Nullo In this case, the default route is a static route, as indicated by the S in the first column, but it could be learned from a routing protocol as well. The asterisk next to the S indicates that this route is a candidate for the default route. There can be more than one candidate, in which case there will be multiple entries with asterisks. There can even be multiple default routes, but only one will be listed in the first line. This output shows a router with two active default gateways, though only one is listed in the first line: Chapter 9: Routing and Routers Gateway of last resort is 10.0.0.1 to network 0.0.0.0 20.0.0.0/24 is subnetted, 1 subnets 20.0.0.0 [1/0] via 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.0/24 is subnetted, 3 subnets 10.0.0.0 is directly connected, FastEtherneto/o 192.168.1.0/24 is directly connected, FastEtherneto/1 0.0.0.0/0