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What is the default metric value of static routes?

The correct answer is C. 10. The default administrative distance (metric) for static routes on Palo Alto Networks firewalls is 10, which determines their preference in the routing table.

Submitted by layla.eg· Apr 18, 2026Configure

Question

What is the default metric value of static routes?

Options

  • A1
  • B2
  • C10
  • D20

How the community answered

(16 responses)
  • C
    94% (15)
  • D
    6% (1)

Why each option

The default administrative distance (metric) for static routes on Palo Alto Networks firewalls is 10, which determines their preference in the routing table.

A1

A metric of 1 is often associated with directly connected routes in some routing contexts or could be a manually configured low metric, but it is not the default for static routes on a Palo Alto Networks firewall.

B2

A metric of 2 is not the default for static routes on Palo Alto Networks firewalls; the default value is 10.

C10Correct

The default metric (administrative distance) for static routes on a Palo Alto Networks firewall is 10, meaning they are preferred over routes learned via OSPF (default 30) but less preferred than directly connected routes (0).

D20

A metric of 20 is not the default for static routes and is typically a manually configured value, often used to make a static route less preferred than others.

Concept tested: Palo Alto Networks Static Route Metric

Source: https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-2/pan-os-admin/networking/static-routes/configure-static-routes

Topics

#Static Routing#Routing Metric#Network Configuration#Default Values

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