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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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- 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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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