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What is the default route on an IP network?

  1. The address of the nearest downstream neighbor in a Token ring network.

  2. At the router, it is the route used to direct frames for which the next hop has not been explicitly listed in the routing table.

  3. Any static route listing in a routing table.

  4. This is the route that will be chosen first by IP for delivery of a datagram.

  5. When all conditions are equal, the best route for delivery of IP datagrams.
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Explanation

A default route (often represented as 0.0.0.0/0) is the path used by a router when no specific match for a destination IP address is found in the routing table. It acts as a 'gateway of last resort' for outgoing traffic.

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