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Cisco 200-301 Practice Test 47

Question 460

A router has a primary route to 10.40.0.0/16 and a separate static backup via ISP B; the backup must become inactive again when the primary recovers. Which relative distance arrangement ensures this preference?

  1. Give the backup static a lower AD than the primary dynamic source
  2. Make the two same-prefix routes the same AD and assume automatic preferred restoration
  3. Configure the fallback with higher AD than primary
  4. Give the backup route AD 255 so it always installs last

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

The primary source automatically wins same-prefix selection when available.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The static would win while both are available, contrary to remaining inactive when the primary recovers.

B:

Equal AD does not establish an unambiguous primary/standby preference.

D:

AD 255 is not an eligible installed route and cannot provide the intended failover.

Question 461

The operations team must examine the **installed IPv4 routing table** on an IOS router, including connected, static, and dynamically learned routes, rather than only configuration lines. Which command is appropriate?

  1. show ip route
  2. show running-config | include ^ip route
  3. show ip arp
  4. show ipv6 route

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

The `show ip route` command displays the active IPv4 routing information base and multiple route-source codes.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Filtering the running configuration lists configured static statements but not the complete installed IPv4 route table.

C:

The ARP table maps directly reachable IPv4 neighbors to link-layer addresses; it is not the route table.

D:

The `show ipv6 route` command displays a different address family, so it cannot supply the requested IPv4 RIB.

Question 462

A static IPv6 route to 2001:db8:90::/64 has been entered on IOS XE, but the operator needs to verify whether it actually appears as a selected installed route, with its current next hop. Which inspection method addresses that narrower question?

  1. Read only show running-config to confirm that someone typed ipv6 route
  2. Run show ipv6 route 2001:db8:90::/64 and inspect the selected prefix/next hop
  3. Run show ip route 2001:db8:90::/64 using the IPv4 route parser
  4. Ping an arbitrary IPv6 host and assume that every configured /64 route is consequently installed

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

An IPv6 route lookup for the specific prefix exposes the installed matching route and forwarding next-hop state rather than merely intended configuration.

Incorrect Answers

A:

A configured static route may fail next-hop recursion or lose installation preference, so the startup or running configuration alone is insufficient.

C:

Show ip route inspects IPv4 routes and cannot correctly parse a colon-separated IPv6 destination prefix.

D:

A successful or failed probe to one host does not establish that this particular configured route is the active RIB selection.

Question 463

`show ip route` on a Cisco IOS router shows connected 192.0.2.0/24 and OSPF 10.0.0.0/8, followed by `Gateway of last resort is not set`. Which conclusion is justified for a packet to 203.0.113.20 if no other matching route exists?

  1. The router lacks a matching installed route and cannot forward that packet using an unspecified default
  2. The router automatically sends it using the OSPF 10.0.0.0/8 entry
  3. The router chooses its lowest numbered active GigabitEthernet interface
  4. The router substitutes a dynamic default via any ARP-resolved neighbor

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

With no matching prefix and no gateway of last resort, IOS has no IPv4 route for that destination; it does not invent an egress path.

Incorrect Answers

B:

The 10.0.0.0/8 route matches only 10.x.x.x destinations, not the example 203.0.113.20 address.

C:

Interface numbering does not supply a route fallback when the RIB has no matching destination entry.

D:

An ARP neighbor is a Layer 2 adjacency, not an automatically generated default route in the IP routing table.

Question 464

A router has static routes, some active and some backup candidates that do not appear in its current forwarding table. An operator wants only the active installed IPv4 static entries, excluding OSPF and connected routes. Which command is most suitable?

  1. show running-config | include ^ip route
  2. show ip route static
  3. show ip ospf neighbor
  4. show interfaces trunk

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

`show ip route static` filters the active IPv4 routing table to installed static entries. It will not list backup static candidates excluded by better routes.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Running configuration shows configured `ip route` lines even if a candidate is not installed; that does not limit the result to active routes in the routing information base.

C:

OSPF neighbor output diagnoses an IGP adjacency, not installed static entries.

D:

Switch trunk output describes 802.1Q Layer 2 VLAN transport, not the router’s IP RIB.

Question 465

An IOS operator needs to test end-to-end IPv6 reachability to 2001:db8:2::2 after configuring its static next hop, without using IPv4 ICMP. Which diagnostic probe targets that IPv6 destination?

  1. Run an IPv4-only ping to an IPv4 default gateway
  2. Run show ipv6 route without sending an echo
  3. Run traceroute IPv4 to 192.0.2.2 instead of testing the IPv6 endpoint
  4. Use an IPv6-aware ping to the destination

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

ICMPv6 echo can confirm reachability when the network permits responses.

Incorrect Answers

A:

An IPv4 probe cannot test reachability to the stated 2001:db8:2::2 IPv6 destination.

B:

A route display is useful but is not the active end-to-end IPv6 ICMP reachability probe requested.

C:

A trace to an unrelated IPv4 address cannot establish the stated IPv6 destination is reachable.

Question 466

Two IOS routers directly attached to the same Ethernet subnet exchange OSPF Hello packets but reject adjacency because Gi0/0 belongs to area 0 on R1 and area 1 on R2. Without changing the addressing, what must the engineer align?

  1. Set an identical OSPF reference bandwidth on both routers
  2. Enable the same SNMPv3 credentials on both interfaces
  3. Set both interfaces to passive in OSPF
  4. Configure both ends into the same OSPF area

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

OSPF peers on a shared link must agree on area ID in their Hello processing. Configuring both interfaces for the same intended area removes this concrete compatibility mismatch.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Reference bandwidth changes computed interface costs but does not make the mismatched OSPF area identifiers agree.

B:

SNMP management authentication is separate from OSPF Hello adjacency formation and has no effect on OSPF area identity.

C:

Passive interfaces suppress Hello exchange and would prevent the desired adjacency instead of resolving an area mismatch.

Question 467

On one shared OSPFv2 Ethernet segment, R1 sends Hellos every 10 seconds and uses a 40-second dead interval, while R2 is configured for 5 and 20 seconds. All other adjacency parameters agree. What corrects the Hello rejection?

  1. Change the OSPF interface cost on R2 to match R1
  2. Make the router IDs identical to force neighbor agreement
  3. Convert both interfaces into passive interfaces
  4. Align the OSPF hello and dead timers

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

OSPF neighbors on a common link need compatible Hello and dead intervals. Aligning those explicit timers fixes the stated reason the Hellos are being rejected.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Metric equality is not an OSPF Hello compatibility requirement; the given mismatch is in timer fields.

B:

Router IDs must be unique among separate OSPF routers; copying them does not repair timer incompatibility.

C:

Passive mode stops Hellos and prevents adjacency formation, which is the opposite of the target.

Question 468

Two OSPFv2 neighbors use matching area, network type and timers but one requires authenticated Hello packets and the other has a different key. What is the targeted change for the adjacency to establish securely?

  1. Turn on CDP on the link so the neighbors can learn router names
  2. Lower OSPF reference bandwidth so both routers use identical cost
  3. Configure matching OSPF authentication
  4. Disable the interface IPv4 address and use link-local IPv6 only

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

OSPF peers must use a compatible configured authentication method and correct secrets on the link; mismatched authentication causes Hello or packet acceptance to fail.

Incorrect Answers

A:

CDP discovers directly connected devices but does not validate OSPF authentication fields or resolve mismatched OSPF keys.

B:

OSPF cost computation can be different without blocking neighbor formation; the failure is authentication compatibility.

D:

This would remove the OSPFv2 IP reachability needed for Hello packets and would not solve authentication.

Question 469

R1 uses 10.5.20.1/24 and R2 uses 10.5.20.2/25 on the same ordinary OSPFv2 broadcast Ethernet link. The routers have identical area IDs, timers and authentication, but the network-mask fields in Hellos disagree. Which configuration change addresses this?

  1. Change only the OSPF metric to equal values
  2. Set both routers to the same OSPF router ID
  3. Assign compatible on-link IPv4 subnetting
  4. Configure a floating static route to replace the failed neighbor

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

For an ordinary OSPFv2 broadcast segment, both peers must use compatible on-link subnet masks; matching area and timer values alone cannot overcome the stated address-mask mismatch.

Incorrect Answers

A:

A metric mismatch affects route preference but does not fix incompatible subnet-mask fields in OSPF broadcast Hellos.

B:

Duplicated router IDs are themselves invalid for distinct neighbors and do not reconcile the mismatched on-link IPv4 masks.

D:

A fallback may provide limited connectivity but it does not repair the broadcast-link OSPF subnet-mask mismatch.

Question 470

A routed Gi0/1 links two OSPF routers. Both endpoints have correct area 0, IP addresses, authentication and Hello timers, but R1 inadvertently configures `passive-interface Gi0/1`. Which action restores Hello exchange on this actual peering link?

  1. Increase the OSPF reference bandwidth to 1 Tb/s
  2. Remove unintended passive-interface on the peering link
  3. Add a static default route via the neighbor
  4. Configure passive-interface on the other router too

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

An OSPF passive interface may still advertise its connected subnet but suppresses neighbor Hello traffic. Removing the unintended passive setting enables the required adjacency exchange.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Reference bandwidth affects cost calculation and will not enable Hello transmission on a passive OSPF interface.

C:

A default route may affect user traffic reachability but does not undo passive-interface suppression of OSPF Hellos.

D:

That would stop both peers from sending Hellos and make adjacency formation even less likely.

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