205k views
0 votes
How does a router handle a packet destined for a network that is not listed in the routing table?

User MAZux
by
9.0k points

1 Answer

2 votes
The packet is dropped or discarded. By default, a router will send packets to a network that has been listed in the routing table. If it happens that the network is not listed, the packet will be discarded or dropped. Packets that do not have a default route or gateway of last resort are dropped.






User Jordan Ell
by
8.4k points