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A network administrator is configuring the routers in the graphic for OSPF. The OSPF process has been started and the networks have been configured for Area 0 as shown in the diagram. The network…

The correct answer is A. Configure the priority value of the Fa0/0 interface of RouterB to a higher value than any other interface on the Ethernet network. C. Configure a loopback interface on RouterB with an IP address higher than any IP address on the other routers. E. Change the priority values of the Fa0/0 interfaces of RouterA and RouterC to zero. OSPF DR election is determined by interface priority (highest wins) and router ID (tiebreaker); setting competitors' priority to zero disqualifies them, while raising RouterB's priority or router ID ensures it wins.

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Question

A network administrator is configuring the routers in the graphic for OSPF. The OSPF process has been started and the networks have been configured for Area 0 as shown in the diagram. The network administrator has several options for configuring RouterB to ensure that it will be preferred as the designated router (DR) for the 172.16.1.0 /24 LAN segment. What configuration tasks could be used to establish this preference? (Choose three.)

Options

  • AConfigure the priority value of the Fa0/0 interface of RouterB to a higher value than any other interface on the Ethernet network.
  • BChange the router ID of Router B by assigning the IP address 172.16.1.130/24 to the Fa0/0 interface of RouterB.
  • CConfigure a loopback interface on RouterB with an IP address higher than any IP address on the other routers.
  • DChange the priority value of the Fa0/0 interface of RouterB to zero.
  • EChange the priority values of the Fa0/0 interfaces of RouterA and RouterC to zero.
  • FNo further configuration is necessary.

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  • A
    81% (21)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • D
    4% (1)
  • F
    12% (3)

Why each option

OSPF DR election is determined by interface priority (highest wins) and router ID (tiebreaker); setting competitors' priority to zero disqualifies them, while raising RouterB's priority or router ID ensures it wins.

AConfigure the priority value of the Fa0/0 interface of RouterB to a higher value than any other interface on the Ethernet network.Correct

Assigning a higher OSPF priority to RouterB's Fa0/0 directly influences the DR election, as the router with the highest interface priority on the segment is elected DR.

BChange the router ID of Router B by assigning the IP address 172.16.1.130/24 to the Fa0/0 interface of RouterB.

Assigning 172.16.1.130 to the Fa0/0 interface changes the interface IP, but the router ID is chosen from the highest loopback or highest active interface - this does not guarantee RouterB gets a higher router ID than the other routers.

CConfigure a loopback interface on RouterB with an IP address higher than any IP address on the other routers.Correct

A loopback interface is always up and its IP address is used as the router ID if it is the highest IP on the device; a higher router ID than all other routers on the segment acts as the tiebreaker when priorities are equal, making RouterB the DR.

DChange the priority value of the Fa0/0 interface of RouterB to zero.

Setting RouterB's Fa0/0 priority to zero makes it ineligible to be elected as DR or BDR, which is the opposite of the goal.

EChange the priority values of the Fa0/0 interfaces of RouterA and RouterC to zero.Correct

Setting the OSPF priority of RouterA's and RouterC's Fa0/0 interfaces to zero makes those routers ineligible to become DR or BDR, ensuring RouterB with a non-zero priority wins the election.

FNo further configuration is necessary.

Without additional configuration, there is no guarantee that RouterB will win the DR election over RouterA and RouterC, so further configuration is required.

Concept tested: OSPF designated router election priority and router ID

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/tech/ip/open-shortest-path-first-ospf/index.html

Topics

#OSPF DR election#interface priority#router ID#loopback interface

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