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Cisco 200-301 Practice Test 50

Question 490

An engineer wants to inspect the link-state advertisements held by the local OSPFv2 process after neighbors synchronize, rather than installed RIB routes or received interface counters. Which IOS command shows the local LSDB?

  1. show ip route ospf
  2. show ip ospf neighbor
  3. Run show ip ospf database
  4. show interfaces counters

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

The show ip ospf database command displays the local OSPF link-state database and the LSAs used by SPF, separate from installed routes in show ip route.

Incorrect Answers

A:

This reports OSPF routes selected into the RIB; not every LSA in the link-state database becomes a selected installed route.

B:

This reports peers and adjacency states, not the full set of received and originated link-state advertisements.

D:

Ethernet counters are physical and link-layer statistics rather than OSPF LSA contents.

Question 491

An IOS OSPFv2 process 1 is in process configuration mode. It must include only IPv4 addresses from 10.7.2.0/24 in area 0 using a `network` statement. Which exact network/wildcard/area combination meets the scope?

  1. network 10.7.2.0 255.255.255.0 area 0
  2. Use network 10.7.2.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
  3. network 10.7.2.0 0.0.0.255 area 1
  4. network 10.7.2.0 0.0.255.255 area 0

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

The OSPF process network statement uses wildcard 0.0.0.255 to select a /24 address range and area 0 to place matched interfaces in the intended OSPF backbone.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The network statement uses inverse wildcard matching, not an IPv4 /24 subnet mask in the wildcard position.

C:

The network and wildcard are appropriate but area 1 is not the specified backbone area 0.

D:

This wildcard is much broader than /24 and can match additional interfaces not authorized for the requested OSPF area.

Question 492

An IOS router unexpectedly advertises a connected LAN in OSPF, and the team wants to examine which OSPF process networks and passive interfaces are configured before making changes. Which show command provides a concise starting point?

  1. show ip arp
  2. show interfaces trunk
  3. show ip protocols
  4. show mac address-table

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

`show ip protocols` summarizes active routing processes, networks, and passive-interface information, supporting process-scope inspection before changing OSPF configuration.

Incorrect Answers

A:

ARP resolves local IPv4 next-hop IP addresses into link-layer entries and does not report an OSPF process network match.

B:

Trunk output concerns tagged VLAN transport and cannot directly establish which routed subnets are selected by OSPF network statements.

D:

A switch MAC address table reveals L2 learning, not routing protocol participation and passive-interface settings.

Question 493

Gi0/2 faces a host-only subnet that should be advertised to OSPF routers through other interfaces, but no OSPF neighbor should form on the host-facing segment. Which interface behavior is appropriate?

  1. Remove the entire user subnet from OSPF so it cannot be advertised anywhere
  2. Set interface OSPF priority 0 to block all Hello packets
  3. Make the host VLAN an OSPF stub area rather than change the interface behavior
  4. Configure that host-facing interface passive

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

A passive OSPF interface can advertise its connected prefix without forming neighbors there.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The requirement is to advertise the connected prefix to neighbors on other links while suppressing Hellos toward local users.

B:

Priority 0 affects DR/BDR eligibility on broadcast links but the interface still sends and receives OSPF Hellos.

C:

Area type is not a substitute for preventing neighbor formation on an endpoint-facing interface.

Question 494

R1 has OSPFv2 network statements matching Ethernet0/1 on subnet 10.7.2.0/24, and the interface is configured `passive-interface Ethernet0/1`. Assuming the interface participates in the OSPF process, what is the result?

  1. The connected subnet can still be advertised by OSPF, but OSPF hellos and neighbor adjacency do not form on that passive interface
  2. OSPF forms a full neighbor adjacency on Ethernet0/1 but suppresses advertisements of 10.7.2.0/24
  3. OSPF forces the interface into administratively down state and disables ordinary IP forwarding
  4. The interface changes its OSPF routing protocol from IP protocol 89 to TCP port 179

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Passive-interface suppresses OSPF hello exchange and neighbor formation on that interface while still allowing the matched connected network to be advertised through the local OSPF process.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Without hellos, the interface cannot form the full neighbor adjacency claimed here, and passive status does not inherently remove the connected prefix from advertisement.

C:

Passive-interface affects OSPF control-plane exchanges, not the interface’s administrative state or ordinary IP data forwarding.

D:

OSPF remains IP protocol 89; TCP port 179 is associated with BGP, not a passive-mode replacement for OSPF.

Question 495

The OSPF neighbor is not forming and the operator suspects Gi0/1 was added to area 1 instead of area 0. Which interface display exposes the configured area and operational OSPF properties?

  1. Read show ip route ospf and infer the local interface area from learned prefixes
  2. Use show ip ospf neighbor and assume an empty table exposes the wrong area value
  3. Inspect show ip ospf interface
  4. Change the OSPF router ID before inspecting interface area configuration

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Operational interface output includes its configured OSPF area.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Routing tables report installed destinations but do not directly enumerate the OSPF area configured on Gi0/1.

B:

Missing neighbors is a symptom; detailed interface output provides the area and Hello properties to compare.

D:

Duplicate IDs may cause failures, but this question specifically calls for reading configured area numbers and interface OSPF state.

Question 496

Two intra-area OSPF paths have the same destination prefix and route type with total costs 40 and 60. Which metric preference selects the better candidate?

  1. Select the path with cost 60 because higher cost indicates a better link
  2. Select the path learned first regardless of the current metric
  3. Use the path with lowest total OSPF metric
  4. Choose the path with an alphabetically earlier neighbor interface name

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

OSPF chooses shortest total cost through the topology.

Incorrect Answers

A:

OSPF is a shortest-path protocol and prefers lower total cost (40) when candidates have matching route type and prefix.

B:

Arrival order is not the preferred route criterion over eligible lower-cost intra-area OSPF paths.

D:

Interface labels do not override the computed total OSPF path metric.

Question 497

An interface's default OSPF cost is inappropriate for its slow WAN link. Which direct per-interface OSPF command changes its contribution to path cost?

  1. Change the router-id to a lower numeric value to increase its path cost
  2. Set ip ospf cost on the target interface
  3. Change the OSPF Hello timer and expect it to adjust SPF interface cost
  4. Set OSPF priority 255 and assume this changes route cost

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

An explicit interface cost influences the shortest-path calculation.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Router ID is a process identifier, not the per-interface cost used in SPF.

C:

Hello timer influences neighbor liveness, not the link’s configured OSPF path cost.

D:

Priority affects DR election on broadcast networks rather than path metric.

Question 498

Three OSPFv2 routers already completed DR/BDR election on an Ethernet LAN. Router A is DR, B is BDR, and C is DROTHER. A fails while B and C remain reachable. What is the normal next election outcome?

  1. C instantly takes DR because it has the numerically highest IP address
  2. B remains permanently BDR and no DR is selected until all routers restart
  3. B takes over the DR role and the segment elects a replacement BDR from eligible remaining routers
  4. The router with lowest OSPF cost to a remote prefix becomes DR automatically

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

The surviving BDR assumes the DR role after failure detection; eligible neighbors then elect a replacement BDR according to OSPF election behavior.

Incorrect Answers

A:

An OSPF DR election uses router interface priority and RID among eligible participants; an arbitrary higher interface IPv4 address does not override the already elected BDR role.

B:

The BDR exists so a segment can promote it if the DR disappears. A new BDR can then be elected without restarting every OSPF process.

D:

OSPF path metric determines route cost, not which router becomes DR on a broadcast multiaccess network.

Question 499

A router runs OSPF on a user-only SVI to advertise its subnet, but should never send OSPF Hellos or elect neighbors on that user VLAN. What passive-interface behavior provides that result?

  1. Make the interface passive in the OSPF process
  2. Set ip ospf priority 0 and assume Hellos stop on that user VLAN
  3. Disable IP routing on the SVI and expect OSPF still to advertise the attached subnet
  4. Configure an OSPF area range on the user SVI instead of passive-interface

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Passive mode suppresses outgoing hellos on that interface.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Priority 0 removes DR/BDR candidacy but does not suppress OSPF Hellos or all neighbor activity.

C:

That would undermine the requested routed interface and is not how passive-interface retains network advertisement.

D:

Summarization/area range operations do not prohibit OSPF Hello messages on the endpoint-facing VLAN.

Question 500

Two connected OSPFv2 peers see each other's Hello packets but report differing area numbers for the same link, preventing a proper adjacency. Which area setting must be made consistent?

  1. Match the area IDs configured at the peers
  2. Match OSPF router priorities but leave one interface in area 1 and the other in area 0
  3. Match interface MTUs only while ignoring mismatched area IDs
  4. Use the same process number on both peers and assume areas no longer matter

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

OSPF adjacency needs compatible area IDs on the common segment.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Priority changes DR election eligibility; peers on a link still require compatible area identifiers.

C:

MTU mismatches can affect adjacency progression, but do not resolve a fundamental area mismatch in Hello parameters.

D:

OSPF process IDs are locally significant, while the area of the shared link must agree.

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