A routing table contains critical information used by routers to determine the best path for forwarding packets.
The essential details included in a routing table are:
* Destination network: The IP address of the destination network.
* Next hop: The IP address of the next hop router or the outgoing interface to reach the destination network.
* Metric: The cost associated with the path to the destination network, used to select the best route.
* Route type: The type of route (e.g., directly connected, static, dynamic).
Reference: Cisco Routing Table Information