Users have reported an issue when they are trying to access a server on your network. The requests aren't taking the expected route. You discover that there are two different static routes on the…

The correct answer is C. The route with the lowest administrative distance. By default, static routes have an administrative distance of 10. When the firewall has two or more routes to the same destination, it uses the route with the lowest administrative distance…

Submitted by kev92· Apr 18, 2026Configuration Troubleshooting

Question

Users have reported an issue when they are trying to access a server on your network. The requests aren't taking the expected route. You discover that there are two different static routes on the firewall for the server. What is used to determine which route has priority?

Options

AThe first route installed
BBidirectional Forwarding Detection
CThe route with the lowest administrative distance
DThe route with the highest administrative distance

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B
7% (2)
C
90% (27)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

By default, static routes have an administrative distance of 10. When the firewall has two or more routes to the same destination, it uses the route with the lowest administrative distance. https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/9-1/pan-os-admin/networking/static-routes/static-route-

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#Routing#Static Routes#Administrative Distance#Route Priority

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