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next hop Last modified: Thursday, February 16, 2006
Common routing term that indicates the IP address of the next hop to which packets for the entry should be forwarded. See also hop.
Specifying a Next Hop IP Address for Static Routes This document introduces basic concepts about static routes. This document uses a problem scenario to demonstrate the circumstances under which it is desirable to specify the interface through which the next hop IP address can be reached when you configure a static route.	Related Categories Internet Networks Routing Related Terms firewalking hop hop off IP address peering ping router routing traceroute