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200-301 · Question #627

Refer to the exhibit. When router R1 is sending traffic to IP address 10.56.192.1, which interface or next hop address does it use to route the packet?

The correct answer is A. 10.56.0.1. Router R1 uses the next-hop IP address 10.56.0.1 to route traffic to 10.56.192.1, determined by finding the most specific matching route in its routing table.

Submitted by takeshi77· Mar 5, 2026IP Connectivity

Question

Refer to the exhibit. When router R1 is sending traffic to IP address 10.56.192.1, which interface or next hop address does it use to route the packet?

Exhibits

200-301 question #627 exhibit 1
200-301 question #627 exhibit 2

Options

  • A10.56.0.1
  • B0.0.0.0/0
  • CVlan57
  • D10.56.128.19

How the community answered

(57 responses)
  • A
    75% (43)
  • B
    16% (9)
  • C
    5% (3)
  • D
    4% (2)

Why each option

Router R1 uses the next-hop IP address 10.56.0.1 to route traffic to 10.56.192.1, determined by finding the most specific matching route in its routing table.

A10.56.0.1Correct

Routers determine the outbound interface or next-hop IP address for a destination by performing a longest prefix match against their routing table. For destination 10.56.192.1, the routing table on R1 must contain an entry that specifies 10.56.0.1 as the next hop for the subnet containing 10.56.192.1.

B0.0.0.0/0

The 0.0.0.0/0 default route is used only when no more specific route exists in the routing table for the destination IP address.

CVlan57

Vlan57 is an interface, but routing decisions typically involve a next-hop IP address for remote networks, or direct connection if the destination is on the same subnet.

D10.56.128.19

10.56.128.19 would be a next-hop only if a more specific route for 10.56.192.1 pointed to it, or if it was part of an equally specific route but less preferred.

Concept tested: Longest prefix match routing

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/ip/ip-routing/116244-technote-ip-routetable.html

Topics

#routing table#longest prefix match#next hop#route lookup

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