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Refer to the exhibit. Router R14 is in the process of being configured. Which configuration must be used to establish a host route to a PC 10?
The correct answer is B. ip route 10.80.65.10 255.255.255.255 10.73.65.66. To establish a host route for PC 10 (10.80.65.10) on R14, a static route with a /32 subnet mask (255.255.255.255) pointing to the next-hop IP address of 10.73.65.66 must be configured.
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- Aip route 10.80.65.10 255.255.255.254 10.80.65.1
- Bip route 10.80.65.10 255.255.255.255 10.73.65.66
- Cip route 1073.65.65 255.0.0.0 10.80.65.10
- Dip route 10.73.65.66 0.0.0.255 10.80.65.10
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To establish a host route for PC 10 (10.80.65.10) on R14, a static route with a /32 subnet mask (255.255.255.255) pointing to the next-hop IP address of 10.73.65.66 must be configured.
A subnet mask of 255.255.255.254 (/31) is used for point-to-point links and does not define a host route for a single PC; additionally, 10.80.65.1 is not indicated as a valid next-hop from R14 to reach 10.80.65.10.
A host route is a specific route to a single IP address, achieved by using a subnet mask of 255.255.255.255 (/32); the command `ip route 10.80.65.10 255.255.255.255 10.73.65.66` correctly defines this route with 10.73.65.66 as the valid next-hop from R14.
The destination IP address (1073.65.65) is incorrectly formatted and does not match PC 10's IP (10.80.65.10); the subnet mask (255.0.0.0) is for a /8 network, not a host route, and the next-hop is the destination itself, which is incorrect.
The destination IP address (10.73.65.66) is an interface IP on R14's neighbor, not PC 10's IP; the subnet mask (0.0.0.255) is an inverse mask, not a standard subnet mask for defining a host route, and the next-hop is the destination itself.
Concept tested: Cisco IOS static host route configuration
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios/iproute/configuration/guide/irg_statc.html
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