What is the administrative distance of a static route?

The administrative distance of a static route can vary depending on how it is configured, but the most common administrative distances for static routes are 1 and 0:

• 1 is the default administrative distance for static routes that are configured to go through a next-hop IP address.
• 0 is the administrative distance for static routes that are configured to go through a directly connected interface, often seen in the context of a directly connected static route.

The options 5 and 20 are not standard administrative distances for static routes in most routing environments:

• 5 is not typically associated with the administrative distance of common routing protocols or static routes.
• 20 is often associated with external routes in EIGRP (Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol).

Therefore, the correct answer for the administrative distance of a static route is generally considered to be 1 when referring to a next-hop IP address configuration.