what does redistribute-static mean

[carl_townshend]

Does it mean if you have any static routes, the routing protocol will also advertise these ?

[amit-singh]

Carl,

Redistribution is the process of advertising the routes learned by a routing protocol to another routing protocol. It includes advertsing your static routes and default routes also.

Here is the link on redistribution :

http://www.cramsession.com/articles/files/route-redistribution---ge-992003-0855.asp

HTH,

-amit singh

[carl_townshend]

What would happen if i dodnt put this command in ?

[r.sneekes]

If you don't configur it. Static routes configured on the router, will not be learned by other routers though a dynamic routering protocol like ospf, eigrp etc.. sometimes thats is just want you want, and sometimes you will want the other routers to learn the route as well, then u use this command.