Adjusting the administrative distance of a static route makes it less preferred than routes with lower administrative distances. By setting a higher administrative distance, the static route 'floats' and is used only if the primary route becomes unavailable. Modifying the metric does not influence the selection of static routes in this context. Changing the next-hop IP address or subnet mask does not create a backup route but alters the route's destination or path.
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