router(config)#ip route 172.16.0.0 255.255.0.0 S0/0/0 router(config)#ip route 172.17.0.0 255.255.0.0 S0/0/0 router(config)#ip route 172.18.0.0 255.255.0.0 S0/0/0 router(config)#ip route 172.19.0.0 255.255.0.0 S0/0/0 router(config)#ip route 172.20.0.0 255.255.0.0 S0/0/0 router(config)#ip route 172.21.0.0 255.255.0.0 S0/0/0 ===========the router routing table will contain 7 routes ===========we will try to summarize the routes 172.(00010 000).0.0/16 172.(00010 001).0.0/16 172.(00010 010).0.0/16 172.(00010 011).0.0/16 172.(00010 100).0.0/16 172.(00010 101).0.0/16 =================== 172.(00010 000).0.0/13 172.16.0.0/13 Be careful: we also summarize 172.(00010110).0.0/16 and 172.(00010111).0.0/16 Be careful: we also summarize 172.22.0.0/16 and 172.23.0.0/16 if not used in other site within the network the summary is accepted router(config)#ip route 172.16.0.0 255.248.0.0 S0/0/0 else we need to change the summary 172.(000100 00).0.0/16 172.(0001010 0).0.0/16 172.(000100 01).0.0/16 172.(0001010 1).0.0/16 172.(000100 10).0.0/16 ====================== 172.(000100 11).0.0/16 172.(0001010 0).0.0/15 ====================== 172.20.0.0/15 172.(000100 00).0.0/14 172.16.0.0/14 router(config)#ip route 172.16.0.0 255.252.0.0 S0/0/0 router(config)#ip route 172.20.0.0 255.254.0.0 S0/0/0