What configuration allows load sharing between two static routes on FortiGate?

Load sharing between two static routes on FortiGate is achieved when both routes have the same distance and the same priority. The distance refers to the administrative distance, which is a value used by routing protocols to determine the preferred route when multiple routes are available. When static routes with the same distance are defined, they are treated equally by the routing table.

The priority comes into play as it dictates how the system uses these routes when forwarding packets. By assigning the same priority to both routes, FortiGate is able to distribute traffic across these routes, allowing for effective load balancing. This configuration is essential for optimizing bandwidth usage and ensuring that traffic can flow through multiple paths, which enhances redundancy and reliability in the network.

In this context, if the routes do not share the same distance or priority, only one may be utilized for traffic, negating the load-sharing effect. Thus, having both the same distance and priority is fundamental to the implementation of load sharing on FortiGate devices.