Resolving the next hop through a protocol

You can use routes from a specific protocol to resolve a configured static route.

Perform these steps to resolve the next hop for a static route using learned routes from a protocol.

NOTE

Connected routes are always used to resolve static routes.

Enter global configuration mode.
```
device# configure terminal
```
Enable resolution through the desired protocol.
These protocol options are available:
- bgp
- ospf
- rip
```
device(config)# ip route next-hop ospf
```
This example enables route resolution through OSPF.
```
device(config)# ip route next-hop bgp
```
This example resolves static routes through BGP. Both iBGP and eBGP routes are used to resolve the routes.
```
device(config)# ip route next-hop rip
```
This example resolves static routes through RIP.