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Cisco 200-301 Practice Test 21

Question 200

An OSPF adjacency is unstable on one routed link, and the operator suspects the two sides use different OSPF network types. Which command helps inspect the interface network type and timers?

  1. `show ip ospf interface` for the affected link.
  2. Use show ip ospf neighbor alone and expect its adjacency state to print the configured network type for each local interface.
  3. Use show ip interface brief to confirm that both interfaces are up, then assume their OSPF network types must match.
  4. `show ip route static` only.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

The OSPF interface view reports network type, Hello/Dead intervals, cost, state and neighbor-related context needed for this mismatch investigation.

Incorrect Answers

B:

The neighbor view is useful for identifying the failing peer, but show ip ospf interface is the direct source for local OSPF network type and timers.

C:

IP and physical interface status do not include OSPF broadcast/point-to-point network-type configuration. Inspect the protocol-specific interface details.

D:

Static route views do not report OSPF interface network type or Hello exchange parameters. Route entries may exist even when that interface is misconfigured.

Question 201

A 120-room hotel uses dozens of lightweight access points and wants a single policy location for roaming, RF channel plans and guest SSIDs. Which combination supports centralized wireless management?

  1. A Layer 2 switch that has no wireless control functions.
  2. Independent APs configured in isolation with no consistent WLAN controller.
  3. Deploy only a centralized WLAN monitoring dashboard, without controller-based SSID, roaming or RF configuration for the lightweight APs.
  4. Compatible lightweight access points registered with a wireless LAN controller or supported centralized management platform.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

A controller-based WLAN can apply common network profiles, security policy and RF management to associated access points. Confirm AP/controller support and reachability.

Incorrect Answers

A:

A data switch transports AP frames and can supply PoE, but it does not automatically perform wireless RF and client policy orchestration.

B:

Autonomous APs are capable of serving users but lack centralized coordination by default; individually maintained profiles can drift across a large hotel deployment.

C:

A monitoring dashboard can show devices and client counts but cannot impose the centrally managed RF and roaming policies required across the hotel.

Question 202

A network has five shared local switch administrator accounts. Auditors now require centralized identity checks and records of which commands each engineer ran. Which system better supports this than local-only passwords?

  1. DHCP reservations named after each administrator.
  2. TACACS+ backed by an approved AAA server, with authorization and accounting features enabled.
  3. Local usernames alone with no centralized command accounting.
  4. A public SNMP community shared among every network operator.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

TACACS+ can centralize authentication and support device-command authorization and accounting, enabling consistent revocation and audit trails across switches.

Incorrect Answers

A:

DHCP reservations bind IP clients to leases. They do not prove administrator identity or record commands executed on IOS devices.

C:

Individual local accounts can authenticate on one device, but independently configured records may lack centralized policy and the required command-level accountability.

D:

SNMP community strings grant management protocol access and are not a substitute for individual AAA command authorization and accounting.

Question 203

After a new Internet circuit is enabled, an IOS router reports `Gateway of last resort is 192.0.2.1 to network 0.0.0.0`. What does this represent?

  1. The router's DNS resolver for all local client hostnames.
  2. A switch MAC address entry for remote Ethernet frames.
  3. The next hop used for destinations with no more specific matching route.
  4. The OSPF DR for every connected LAN.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

The gateway of last resort is associated with the default route. Routing lookup uses it when no installed more-specific destination prefix applies.

Incorrect Answers

A:

DNS servers translate names into addresses and are unrelated to the default route next-hop label in the IPv4 routing table.

B:

Layer 2 CAM tables store MAC destinations and switchports, not a router's IP default next hop for unrelated external networks.

D:

OSPF DRs are elected per relevant broadcast network to manage adjacencies, not defined by the router's default routing gateway.

Question 204

A router performs dynamic inside source NAT for users in 10.90.0.0/16. The pool exists, but the NAT ACL matches only 10.91.0.0/16, so no 10.90 hosts translate. What should be fixed?

  1. Correct the NAT source ACL to match authorized inside-local 10.90.0.0/16 traffic.
  2. Increase the NAT pool address count while leaving the dynamic NAT ACL matching the wrong 10.91.0.0/16 source prefix.
  3. Reverse the ip nat inside and ip nat outside interface roles without correcting the ACL’s incorrect 10.91.0.0/16 match.
  4. Add a one-to-one static NAT entry for one workstation but leave the shared dynamic source ACL mismatched for all remaining users.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Dynamic NAT selects eligible original inside addresses through its configured ACL or route-map policy. Mismatching 10.91 when hosts use 10.90 prevents their mappings from being selected.

Incorrect Answers

B:

More public translation addresses cannot help if the overload or dynamic NAT selection ACL never matches the actual 10.90.0.0/16 inside-local source traffic.

C:

NAT interface roles matter, but reversing otherwise correct roles introduces another error. The packet remains excluded by the mismatched inside source selection ACL.

D:

A static mapping might translate one explicitly named host, but it cannot repair the broader dynamic NAT service expected for the whole 10.90.0.0/16 subnet.

Question 205

A router has a publicly documented vulnerability in an installed IOS release. Security has verified that a supported patched maintenance image fixes the flaw. Which mitigation most directly removes the known exposure?

  1. Increase the network's DHCP lease duration.
  2. Block the most common remote management port with an edge ACL but continue running the publicly vulnerable IOS release without applying the approved patch.
  3. Block all user web traffic permanently while keeping the vulnerable management service exposed.
  4. Upgrade to the approved fixed image through a tested maintenance and rollback process.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

A validated vendor patch corrects the underlying software vulnerability when applied to the affected version. Test compatibility, backup and post-upgrade state.

Incorrect Answers

A:

DHCP leases affect address renewal, not the defective code path. They have no direct mitigating effect on the documented vulnerability.

B:

An ACL can reduce one entry point but may not cover every affected interface, protocol, or alternate attack path. Installing the verified fixed image is the direct lasting remediation for the known code vulnerability.

C:

Broadly disrupting unrelated user traffic does not necessarily close the vulnerable management exposure and is not a targeted patch. A verified fix or appropriately scoped control is needed.

Question 206

An operations engineer wants to manage many Cisco routers with an Ansible playbook that connects through SSH and runs modules without maintaining a resident automation agent on each router. Which characteristic is relevant?

  1. Ansible state is read exclusively from an Ethernet MAC table.
  2. Ansible can execute agentless network automation over supported SSH or network API transports using inventory and modules.
  3. Ansible always requires a permanently installed Python agent on every switch.
  4. Ansible is a packet forwarding protocol replacing OSPF.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Ansible commonly connects to managed network devices over SSH/CLI or supported API plugins from a controller host, using declared tasks and inventory. Verify module support for the platform.

Incorrect Answers

A:

MAC address tables show switching destinations and cannot provide all infrastructure configuration facts needed to execute and assess a declarative playbook.

C:

Some software tools use installed agents, but Ansible's common network workflow does not require a persistent local Python automation daemon on each IOS device.

D:

Routing protocols select packet forwarding paths; an automation orchestration framework configures devices and does not carry production user packets as OSPF does.

Question 207

A router has two eligible OSPF next hops for 10.60.0.0/16 from the same route type with equal cost 35. The platform permits two equal-cost paths. How may it install them?

  1. Install only the alphabetically first interface in all cases.
  2. Use both only if one is an unrelated /8 route.
  3. As ECMP candidates for the same prefix, subject to configured maximum paths and adjacency reachability.
  4. Select whichever path has a larger OSPF cost, though both are equal here.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Equal-cost multipath allows eligible paths of equal preference to the same network prefix to share forwarding on supported routers. Verify next-hop resolution and platform path limits.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Interface name ordering is not the general algorithm for excluding an otherwise valid equal-cost OSPF path. The routing table may retain multiple eligible next hops.

B:

ECMP matches equivalent paths to the same prefix, not an additional broad unrelated route. Different destination prefixes participate in longest-match selection instead.

D:

OSPF cost is lower-is-preferred, and both paths are equal under the stated conditions. A fabricated larger-cost rule does not decide between them.

Question 208

An IPv6 collaboration application sends one message to a group of subscribed listeners on the same LAN. A designer wants to avoid an IPv4-style broadcast address, which IPv6 does not provide. What delivery model fits?

  1. Use an appropriate IPv6 multicast destination and listener group membership.
  2. Send to the global unicast address of one arbitrary listener and assume all others get it.
  3. Use unique-local unicast addresses without replicating messages or group handling.
  4. Use an IPv6 broadcast address of ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

IPv6 multicast uses ff00::/8 destinations and scoped group forwarding for receivers. Membership, link scope and application design determine which hosts accept the traffic.

Incorrect Answers

B:

A unicast packet addresses one interface; other subscribed hosts will not receive it without explicit replication or multicast distribution.

C:

Unique-local addresses describe private unicast interface identities. They do not inherently deliver one message to many subscribed group receivers.

D:

The all-ones MAC is an Ethernet broadcast address, not an IPv6 network-layer broadcast address. IPv6 does not define an equivalent generic broadcast destination.

Question 209

Users in VLAN 46 are unable to reach another building. The interswitch link is up, and the engineer wants to see which VLANs are actually allowed and active on its Cisco trunk. Which command is most direct?

  1. Run show vlan brief on only the local switch and assume that a VLAN existing locally proves its tags are permitted on the interswitch trunk.
  2. Inspect show interfaces status and infer from a connected trunk link that VLAN 46 must be included in its allowed VLAN list.
  3. Inspect show spanning-tree vlan 46 and treat its port state as proof the trunk’s explicit allowed VLAN filtering is correctly configured.
  4. `show interfaces trunk` and inspect allowed/active VLAN lists.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Cisco trunk output reports interfaces in trunk mode and permitted VLANs, allowing inspection of whether VLAN 46 is carried on the required link.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Local VLAN creation is important but does not establish allowed, active, or operationally forwarding membership on the actual trunk. The trunk summary directly supplies that evidence.

B:

Physical link state and trunk mode do not prove the specific VLAN is permitted or active; show interfaces trunk reports the allowed and active sets.

C:

Spanning-tree state can explain blocking for an eligible VLAN but does not directly display all allowed/active VLAN lists on the Cisco trunk.

Question 210

A switch enables Dynamic ARP Inspection in a lab VLAN. A static-address printer has no DHCP snooping binding and its valid ARP frames are dropped. What configuration can validate this exception without trusting every access port?

  1. Add a static host ARP entry to the management station and assume DAI reads that station’s cache to authorize the printer port.
  2. Define a narrowly scoped ARP ACL permitting the printer's legitimate IP-to-MAC binding as supported by the platform.
  3. Turn every user access interface into DAI trusted.
  4. Remove all ARP inspection from the VLAN as a permanent fix.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Static IP hosts may need explicit DAI ARP ACL entries when no DHCP snooping binding exists. Constrain the allowance to the verified address/MAC pair.

Incorrect Answers

A:

A management host ARP cache is local neighbor state, not the switch DHCP snooping binding database or a supported DAI validation ACL. Configure the static printer identity on the inspecting device.

C:

Trusting all access ports would permit ARP spoofing by untrusted clients and defeat DAI protection across the VLAN.

D:

Disabling the feature avoids drops but also removes the prevention mechanism for other spoofed ARP messages. A scoped exception retains protection.


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