As a network engineer for a company, you need to ensure that any packets destined for unknown networks are forwarded appropriately. Which action should you take to accomplish this on your edge router?
Set up a standard ACL to permit all outbound traffic
Configure a static default route pointing to the next-hop IP address
Configure a floating static route with a higher administrative distance
Configuring a static default route (0.0.0.0/0) pointing to the next-hop IP address sets up a Gateway of last resort. This ensures that any traffic not matched by a more specific route in the routing table is forwarded to a designated next hop, allowing unknown destinations to be reached through that route. Enabling Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF) optimizes packet switching but does not affect the routing of unknown destinations. Configuring a floating static route with a higher administrative distance provides a backup route, not a default route for unknown destinations. Setting up a standard ACL controls traffic but does not influence routing decisions for unknown networks.
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