Can a router have two default routes set?
Afaik default route should be always only one. Is ot possible? What would happen? Apparently it is doable in Packet Tracer from Cisco, as connectivity works when I tried this. Thanks!
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Hi,
Yes. A router can have multiple default routers , but it is not recommended to configure more than one default route on a router. If you do so, the router will get confused during packet forwarding. So the best practice is to configure a single default route on a router.
As per your question about packet tracer , it is because of per destination forwarding mechanism of CEF. You can read about CEF forwarding.
Hope it helps.
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