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Cisco 350-401 Practice Test 33

Question 320

An EIGRP successor route fails and an engineer expects a new topology calculation even though a feasible successor has already been learned. During troubleshooting: A neighboring path is not considered a feasible successor because its reported distance is not lower than the feasible distance. Which underlying cause best explains the recorded behavior?

  1. EIGRP multi-vendor interoperability was assumed where the peer lacks suitable support.
  2. No AS_PATH length distinction was created on the backup advertisement.
  3. EIGRP's feasibility condition prevents an unsafe backup from being preinstalled.
  4. Administrative distance determines inter-protocol preference before incomparable metric values.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

The actual technical cause is: EIGRP's feasibility condition prevents an unsafe backup from being preinstalled. It specifically explains the observation: a neighboring path is not considered a feasible successor because its reported distance is not lower than the feasible distance. The correcting configuration is: use the EIGRP feasible successor where the feasibility condition is met to enable fast local backup.

Incorrect Answers

A:

That diagnosis is supported by a different symptom: An enterprise router cannot participate in a proprietary vendor-specific routing process. Here the recorded observation is: a neighboring path is not considered a feasible successor because its reported distance is not lower than the feasible distance. The applicable cause is: eIGRP's feasibility condition prevents an unsafe backup from being preinstalled.

B:

That diagnosis is supported by a different symptom: The backup provider receives an equally short AS_PATH and incoming traffic does not prefer the primary as intended. Here the recorded observation is: a neighboring path is not considered a feasible successor because its reported distance is not lower than the feasible distance. The applicable cause is: eIGRP's feasibility condition prevents an unsafe backup from being preinstalled.

D:

That diagnosis is supported by a different symptom: The EIGRP internal route is installed even though an OSPF advertisement shows a small numerical metric. Here the recorded observation is: a neighboring path is not considered a feasible successor because its reported distance is not lower than the feasible distance. The applicable cause is: eIGRP's feasibility condition prevents an unsafe backup from being preinstalled.

Question 321

An EIGRP successor route fails and an engineer expects a new topology calculation even though a feasible successor has already been learned. The initial change is: Use the EIGRP feasible successor where the feasibility condition is met to enable fast local backup. Which continuing control most directly prevents a recurrence of the documented problem: A neighboring path is not considered a feasible successor because its reported distance is not lower than the feasible distance.

  1. Check upstream best-path policy because external LOCAL_PREF can override an AS_PATH prepend.
  2. Maintain protocol/platform interoperability requirements in routing architecture decisions.
  3. Document redistribution and AD overrides to prevent surprise route selection.
  4. Validate EIGRP reported distances and route-feasibility rather than forcing equal-cost assumptions.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

The continuing protective control is: Validate EIGRP reported distances and route-feasibility rather than forcing equal-cost assumptions. This addresses the underlying failure mechanism: eIGRP's feasibility condition prevents an unsafe backup from being preinstalled. The corresponding operational check is: inspect topology table successor/feasible-successor metrics and test route switch on successor loss.

Incorrect Answers

A:

That control reduces a separate risk: No AS_PATH length distinction was created on the backup advertisement. For the described design, the recurring risk arises from: eIGRP's feasibility condition prevents an unsafe backup from being preinstalled. The specific required safeguard is: validate EIGRP reported distances and route-feasibility rather than forcing equal-cost assumptions.

B:

That control reduces a separate risk: EIGRP multi-vendor interoperability was assumed where the peer lacks suitable support. For the described design, the recurring risk arises from: eIGRP's feasibility condition prevents an unsafe backup from being preinstalled. The specific required safeguard is: validate EIGRP reported distances and route-feasibility rather than forcing equal-cost assumptions.

C:

That control reduces a separate risk: Administrative distance determines inter-protocol preference before incomparable metric values. For the described design, the recurring risk arises from: eIGRP's feasibility condition prevents an unsafe backup from being preinstalled. The specific required safeguard is: validate EIGRP reported distances and route-feasibility rather than forcing equal-cost assumptions.

Question 322

A 10-Gbps OSPF link and a 1-Gbps link receive the same default interface cost because the reference bandwidth was never modernized. The incident evidence is: Traffic uses equal-cost links despite a tenfold capacity difference. Which targeted configuration or design change best addresses the failure?

  1. Make the LAN-facing OSPF interface passive while still advertising its connected prefix as appropriate.
  2. Compare protocol administrative distance before metrics from different routing protocols.
  3. Prefer standards-based link-state OSPF when interoperability across multiple vendors is a hard constraint.
  4. Adjust OSPF reference bandwidth consistently so interface costs distinguish available link speeds.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

The required correction is: Adjust OSPF reference bandwidth consistently so interface costs distinguish available link speeds. The underlying failure mechanism is: The OSPF reference-bandwidth value causes both links to receive minimum cost one. Verify success by carrying out this direct test: compare calculated interface costs and best-path choices before/after the change.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Making the LAN-facing OSPF interface passive while still advertising its connected prefix as appropriate would not adjust OSPF reference bandwidth consistently so interface costs distinguish available link speeds.

B:

Comparing protocol administrative distance would not adjust OSPF reference bandwidth consistently so interface costs distinguish available link speeds.

C:

Prefer standards-based link-state OSPF when interoperability across multiple vendors is a hard constraint would not adjust OSPF reference bandwidth consistently so interface costs distinguish available link speeds.

Question 323

A 10-Gbps OSPF link and a 1-Gbps link receive the same default interface cost because the reference bandwidth was never modernized. The proposed remedy is: Adjust OSPF reference bandwidth consistently so interface costs distinguish available link speeds. Which observation would most directly confirm that remedy works as intended?

  1. Confirm adjacency and route exchange between two supported vendor platforms in a pilot.
  2. Inspect OSPF interface/passive state and verify no LAN neighbor adjacencies form.
  3. Compare calculated interface costs and best-path choices before/after the change.
  4. Check the selected RIB protocol and administrative distance for the route.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

The decisive acceptance observation is: Compare calculated interface costs and best-path choices before/after the change. This tests the working mechanism, while the original incident was: traffic uses equal-cost links despite a tenfold capacity difference.

Incorrect Answers

A:

This test measures a different behavior: Confirm adjacency and route exchange between two supported vendor platforms in a pilot. It does not establish the target outcome. For the documented fault, the direct acceptance test is: compare calculated interface costs and best-path choices before/after the change.

B:

This test measures a different behavior: Inspect OSPF interface/passive state and verify no LAN neighbor adjacencies form. It does not establish the target outcome. For the documented fault, the direct acceptance test is: compare calculated interface costs and best-path choices before/after the change.

D:

This test measures a different behavior: Check the selected RIB protocol and administrative distance for the route. It does not establish the target outcome. For the documented fault, the direct acceptance test is: compare calculated interface costs and best-path choices before/after the change.

Question 324

A 10-Gbps OSPF link and a 1-Gbps link receive the same default interface cost because the reference bandwidth was never modernized. During troubleshooting: Traffic uses equal-cost links despite a tenfold capacity difference. Which underlying cause best explains the recorded behavior?

  1. EIGRP multi-vendor interoperability was assumed where the peer lacks suitable support.
  2. Administrative distance determines inter-protocol preference before incomparable metric values.
  3. The OSPF reference-bandwidth value causes both links to receive minimum cost one.
  4. The user-facing interface is active for OSPF neighbor discovery instead of passive.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

The actual technical cause is: The OSPF reference-bandwidth value causes both links to receive minimum cost one. It specifically explains the observation: traffic uses equal-cost links despite a tenfold capacity difference. The correcting configuration is: adjust OSPF reference bandwidth consistently so interface costs distinguish available link speeds.

Incorrect Answers

A:

That diagnosis is supported by a different symptom: An enterprise router cannot participate in a proprietary vendor-specific routing process. Here the recorded observation is: traffic uses equal-cost links despite a tenfold capacity difference. The applicable cause is: the OSPF reference-bandwidth value causes both links to receive minimum cost one.

B:

That diagnosis is supported by a different symptom: The EIGRP internal route is installed even though an OSPF advertisement shows a small numerical metric. Here the recorded observation is: traffic uses equal-cost links despite a tenfold capacity difference. The applicable cause is: the OSPF reference-bandwidth value causes both links to receive minimum cost one.

D:

That diagnosis is supported by a different symptom: Untrusted LAN hosts receive OSPF Hellos and can attempt to form adjacencies. Here the recorded observation is: traffic uses equal-cost links despite a tenfold capacity difference. The applicable cause is: the OSPF reference-bandwidth value causes both links to receive minimum cost one.

Question 325

A 10-Gbps OSPF link and a 1-Gbps link receive the same default interface cost because the reference bandwidth was never modernized. The initial change is: Adjust OSPF reference bandwidth consistently so interface costs distinguish available link speeds. Which continuing control most directly prevents a recurrence of the documented problem: Traffic uses equal-cost links despite a tenfold capacity difference.

  1. Maintain protocol/platform interoperability requirements in routing architecture decisions.
  2. Document redistribution and AD overrides to prevent surprise route selection.
  3. Standardize reference bandwidth across OSPF participants to avoid inconsistent SPF metrics.
  4. Prefer passive-interface default with explicit trusted transit exceptions where supported.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

The continuing protective control is: Standardize reference bandwidth across OSPF participants to avoid inconsistent SPF metrics. This addresses the underlying failure mechanism: the OSPF reference-bandwidth value causes both links to receive minimum cost one. The corresponding operational check is: compare calculated interface costs and best-path choices before/after the change.

Incorrect Answers

A:

That control reduces a separate risk: EIGRP multi-vendor interoperability was assumed where the peer lacks suitable support. For the described design, the recurring risk arises from: the OSPF reference-bandwidth value causes both links to receive minimum cost one. The specific required safeguard is: standardize reference bandwidth across OSPF participants to avoid inconsistent SPF metrics.

B:

That control reduces a separate risk: Administrative distance determines inter-protocol preference before incomparable metric values. For the described design, the recurring risk arises from: the OSPF reference-bandwidth value causes both links to receive minimum cost one. The specific required safeguard is: standardize reference bandwidth across OSPF participants to avoid inconsistent SPF metrics.

D:

That control reduces a separate risk: The user-facing interface is active for OSPF neighbor discovery instead of passive. For the described design, the recurring risk arises from: the OSPF reference-bandwidth value causes both links to receive minimum cost one. The specific required safeguard is: standardize reference bandwidth across OSPF participants to avoid inconsistent SPF metrics.

Question 326

A router learns the same prefix by EIGRP and OSPF from independent neighbors and an administrator expects OSPF to win because of lower route metric. The incident evidence is: The EIGRP internal route is installed even though an OSPF advertisement shows a small numerical metric. Which targeted configuration or design change best addresses the failure?

  1. Prefer standards-based link-state OSPF when interoperability across multiple vendors is a hard constraint.
  2. Use the EIGRP feasible successor where the feasibility condition is met to enable fast local backup.
  3. Restore next-hop reachability through appropriate IGP/static routing or supported next-hop-self policy where required.
  4. Compare protocol administrative distance before metrics from different routing protocols.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

The required correction is: Compare protocol administrative distance before metrics from different routing protocols. The underlying failure mechanism is: Administrative distance determines inter-protocol preference before incomparable metric values. Verify success by carrying out this direct test: check the selected RIB protocol and administrative distance for the route.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Prefer standards-based link-state OSPF when interoperability across multiple vendors is a hard constraint would not meet the need for protocol administrative distance.

B:

Using the EIGRP feasible successor where the feasibility condition is met to enable fast local backup would not meet the need for protocol administrative distance.

C:

Restoring next-hop reachability through appropriate IGP/static routing or supported next-hop-self policy where required would not meet the need for protocol administrative distance.

Question 327

A router learns the same prefix by EIGRP and OSPF from independent neighbors and an administrator expects OSPF to win because of lower route metric. The proposed remedy is: Compare protocol administrative distance before metrics from different routing protocols. Which observation would most directly confirm that remedy works as intended?

  1. Check the selected RIB protocol and administrative distance for the route.
  2. Confirm adjacency and route exchange between two supported vendor platforms in a pilot.
  3. Check BGP next-hop resolution and RIB installation of the previously ineligible prefix.
  4. Inspect topology table successor/feasible-successor metrics and test route switch on successor loss.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

The decisive acceptance observation is: Check the selected RIB protocol and administrative distance for the route. This tests the working mechanism, while the original incident was: the EIGRP internal route is installed even though an OSPF advertisement shows a small numerical metric.

Incorrect Answers

B:

This test measures a different behavior: Confirm adjacency and route exchange between two supported vendor platforms in a pilot. It does not establish the target outcome. For the documented fault, the direct acceptance test is: check the selected RIB protocol and administrative distance for the route.

C:

This test measures a different behavior: Check BGP next-hop resolution and RIB installation of the previously ineligible prefix. It does not establish the target outcome. For the documented fault, the direct acceptance test is: check the selected RIB protocol and administrative distance for the route.

D:

This test measures a different behavior: Inspect topology table successor/feasible-successor metrics and test route switch on successor loss. It does not establish the target outcome. For the documented fault, the direct acceptance test is: check the selected RIB protocol and administrative distance for the route.

Question 328

A router learns the same prefix by EIGRP and OSPF from independent neighbors and an administrator expects OSPF to win because of lower route metric. During troubleshooting: The EIGRP internal route is installed even though an OSPF advertisement shows a small numerical metric. Which underlying cause best explains the recorded behavior?

  1. The BGP NEXT_HOP attribute has no resolvable path in the routing table.
  2. Administrative distance determines inter-protocol preference before incomparable metric values.
  3. EIGRP's feasibility condition prevents an unsafe backup from being preinstalled.
  4. EIGRP multi-vendor interoperability was assumed where the peer lacks suitable support.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

The actual technical cause is: Administrative distance determines inter-protocol preference before incomparable metric values. It specifically explains the observation: the EIGRP internal route is installed even though an OSPF advertisement shows a small numerical metric. The correcting configuration is: compare protocol administrative distance before metrics from different routing protocols.

Incorrect Answers

A:

That diagnosis is supported by a different symptom: `show bgp` displays a received network but no usable installed route due to inaccessible next hop. Here the recorded observation is: the EIGRP internal route is installed even though an OSPF advertisement shows a small numerical metric. The applicable cause is: administrative distance determines inter-protocol preference before incomparable metric values.

C:

That diagnosis is supported by a different symptom: A neighboring path is not considered a feasible successor because its reported distance is not lower than the feasible distance. Here the recorded observation is: the EIGRP internal route is installed even though an OSPF advertisement shows a small numerical metric. The applicable cause is: administrative distance determines inter-protocol preference before incomparable metric values.

D:

That diagnosis is supported by a different symptom: An enterprise router cannot participate in a proprietary vendor-specific routing process. Here the recorded observation is: the EIGRP internal route is installed even though an OSPF advertisement shows a small numerical metric. The applicable cause is: administrative distance determines inter-protocol preference before incomparable metric values.

Question 329

A router learns the same prefix by EIGRP and OSPF from independent neighbors and an administrator expects OSPF to win because of lower route metric. The initial change is: Compare protocol administrative distance before metrics from different routing protocols. Which continuing control most directly prevents a recurrence of the documented problem: The EIGRP internal route is installed even though an OSPF advertisement shows a small numerical metric.

  1. Maintain protocol/platform interoperability requirements in routing architecture decisions.
  2. Validate EIGRP reported distances and route-feasibility rather than forcing equal-cost assumptions.
  3. Validate next-hop reachability separately from BGP session Established status.
  4. Document redistribution and AD overrides to prevent surprise route selection.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

The continuing protective control is: Document redistribution and AD overrides to prevent surprise route selection. This addresses the underlying failure mechanism: administrative distance determines inter-protocol preference before incomparable metric values. The corresponding operational check is: check the selected RIB protocol and administrative distance for the route.

Incorrect Answers

A:

That control reduces a separate risk: EIGRP multi-vendor interoperability was assumed where the peer lacks suitable support. For the described design, the recurring risk arises from: administrative distance determines inter-protocol preference before incomparable metric values. The specific required safeguard is: document redistribution and AD overrides to prevent surprise route selection.

B:

That control reduces a separate risk: EIGRP's feasibility condition prevents an unsafe backup from being preinstalled. For the described design, the recurring risk arises from: administrative distance determines inter-protocol preference before incomparable metric values. The specific required safeguard is: document redistribution and AD overrides to prevent surprise route selection.

C:

That control reduces a separate risk: The BGP NEXT_HOP attribute has no resolvable path in the routing table. For the described design, the recurring risk arises from: administrative distance determines inter-protocol preference before incomparable metric values. The specific required safeguard is: document redistribution and AD overrides to prevent surprise route selection.

Question 330

Two OSPFv2 routers on a broadcast Ethernet link have unique IP addresses but use the same router ID. The incident evidence is: OSPF adjacency fails or behaves inconsistently when duplicate router IDs are present. Which targeted configuration or design change best addresses the failure?

  1. Align the OSPF hello and dead timers on the adjacency interfaces.
  2. Interpret DR/BDR election and normal DROther-to-DROther 2-Way behavior on broadcast networks.
  3. Assign distinct stable router IDs and restart/clear the relevant OSPF process as required by the platform.
  4. Configure the appropriate OSPF point-to-point network type on the dedicated link.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

The required correction is: Assign distinct stable router IDs and restart/clear the relevant OSPF process as required by the platform. The underlying failure mechanism is: The OSPF domain does not have unique router identifiers for participating routers. Verify success by carrying out this direct test: check `show ip ospf neighbor` transitions to Full and peer router IDs are unique.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Aligning the OSPF hello and dead timers on the adjacency interfaces would not assign distinct stable router IDs and restart/clear the relevant OSPF process as required by the platform.

B:

Interpreting DR/BDR election and normal DROther-to-DROther 2-Way behavior on broadcast networks would not assign distinct stable router IDs and restart/clear the relevant OSPF process as required by the platform.

D:

Configuring the appropriate OSPF point-to-point network type on the dedicated link would not assign distinct stable router IDs and restart/clear the relevant OSPF process as required by the platform.


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