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NETGEAR M4500 Series Switches CLI Command Reference Manual 649
The command displays the routing tables in the following format:
Code IP-Address/Mask [Preference/Metric] via Next-Hop, Interface
6.2.1.7. show ip route bestroutes
This command displays router route table information for the best routes.
Format show ip route bestroutes
Default None
Mode Privileged EXEC
Display Message
MultiCast Fwd
Indicates the multicast forwarding administrative mode on the interface. Possible
values are Enable or Disable.
Fields
Definition
Code
The codes for the routing protocols that created the routes.
IP-Address/Mask
The IP-Address and mask of the destination network corresponding to this route.
Preference
The administrative distance associated with this route. Routes with low values
are preferred over routes with higher values.
Metric
The cost associated with this route.
via Next-Hop
The outgoing router IP address to use when forwarding traffic to the next router
(if any) in the path toward the destination.
Interface
The outgoing router interface to use when forwarding traffic to the next
destination.
Fields
Definition
Total Number of Routes
The total number of routes.
Network Address
Is an IP route prefix for the destination.
Subnet Mask
Is a mask of the network and host portion of the IP address for the router
interface.
Protocol
Tells which protocol added the specified route. The possibilities are: local, static,
OSPF.