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200-101 · Question #125

Refer to the exhibit. Which route will be found in the routing table of the Main router?

The correct answer is C. R 192.168.255.16 [120/1] via 192.168.255.26, 00:00:24, Serial0/0. RIP routes appear in the routing table with the code 'R', administrative distance 120, and a hop-count metric. The correct entry must reflect the precise subnet, metric, and next-hop that match the topology shown in the exhibit.

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Question

Refer to the exhibit. Which route will be found in the routing table of the Main router?

Options

  • AC 192.168.2.0 is directly connected, Serial0/1
  • BR 192.168.2.0/24 [120/1] via 192.168.255.26, 00:00:24, Serial0/0
  • CR 192.168.255.16 [120/1] via 192.168.255.26, 00:00:24, Serial0/0
  • DR 192.168.255.16 [120/2] via 192.168.255.21, 00:00:22, Serial0/0

How the community answered

(29 responses)
  • A
    14% (4)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    79% (23)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

RIP routes appear in the routing table with the code 'R', administrative distance 120, and a hop-count metric. The correct entry must reflect the precise subnet, metric, and next-hop that match the topology shown in the exhibit.

AC 192.168.2.0 is directly connected, Serial0/1

A route code of 'C' denotes a directly connected interface, which is assigned by the operating system automatically and cannot be a route received from a neighboring router via RIP.

BR 192.168.2.0/24 [120/1] via 192.168.255.26, 00:00:24, Serial0/0

The /24 mask on 192.168.2.0 does not match the subnet mask assigned to that segment in the exhibit, so this entry would not appear in the routing table as shown.

CR 192.168.255.16 [120/1] via 192.168.255.26, 00:00:24, Serial0/0Correct

The entry 'R 192.168.255.16 [120/1] via 192.168.255.26, 00:00:24, Serial0/0' correctly identifies a RIP-learned route with administrative distance 120 and a metric of 1, meaning the destination subnet is exactly one hop away via Serial0/0. The next-hop address 192.168.255.26 and the subnet 192.168.255.16 correspond to the addressing visible in the exhibit, making this the only entry that correctly reflects topology and RIP behavior.

DR 192.168.255.16 [120/2] via 192.168.255.21, 00:00:22, Serial0/0

A metric of 2 in '[120/2]' would mean the destination is two hops away, but the exhibit topology places the relevant subnet only one hop from the Main router, so metric 1 is correct.

Concept tested: Reading and interpreting RIP entries in the routing table

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/ip/routing-information-protocol-rip/13788-3.html

Topics

#RIP#routing table#administrative distance#hop metric

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