Refer to the exhibit. The static routes were implemented on the border router. What is the next hop IP address for a ping sent to 172.16.153.154 from the border router?

The correct answer is C. 10.56.22.23. Routing uses longest-prefix match. 172.16.153.154 matches 172.16.0.0/16 (more specific than 172.0.0.0/8), and it does not match the /32 host route (which is only for 172.16.153.153). Therefore the next hop is 10.56.22.23.

Submitted by noor.lb· Mar 5, 2026IP Connectivity

Question

Refer to the exhibit. The static routes were implemented on the border router. What is the next hop IP address for a ping sent to 172.16.153.154 from the border router?

Exhibits

Options

A10.35.47.17
B10.65.34.19
C10.56.22.23
D10.12.13.14

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A
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B
3% (1)
C
85% (34)
D
8% (3)

Explanation

Routing uses longest-prefix match. 172.16.153.154 matches 172.16.0.0/16 (more specific than 172.0.0.0/8), and it does not match the /32 host route (which is only for 172.16.153.153). Therefore the next hop is 10.56.22.23.

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#static routes#longest prefix match#next hop#IPv4 routing

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