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Refer to the exhibit. Routers R1 and R2 have been configured with their respective LAN interfaces. The two circuits are operational and reachable across WAN. Which command set establishes failover red

The correct answer is D. R1(config)#ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.10.10.6 2. To establish failover redundancy, a floating static route is configured on R1, pointing the default route through the secondary next-hop (10.10.10.6) with a higher administrative distance of 2.

Submitted by andres_qro· Mar 5, 2026IP Connectivity

Question

Refer to the exhibit. Routers R1 and R2 have been configured with their respective LAN interfaces. The two circuits are operational and reachable across WAN. Which command set establishes failover redundancy if the primary circuit goes down?

Exhibits

200-301 question #677 exhibit 1
200-301 question #677 exhibit 2

Options

  • AR1(config)#ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.10.10.6
  • BR1(config)#ip route 10.10.13.10 255.255.255.255 10.10.10.2
  • CR1(config)#ip route 10.10.13.10 255.255.255.255 10.10.10.6
  • DR1(config)#ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.10.10.6 2

How the community answered

(45 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    13% (6)
  • C
    7% (3)
  • D
    78% (35)

Why each option

To establish failover redundancy, a floating static route is configured on R1, pointing the default route through the secondary next-hop (10.10.10.6) with a higher administrative distance of 2.

AR1(config)#ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.10.10.6

This command configures a default static route with the default administrative distance of 1, which would make it the primary route, not a failover route with higher administrative distance.

BR1(config)#ip route 10.10.13.10 255.255.255.255 10.10.10.2

This command configures a specific host route to 10.10.13.10 via next-hop 10.10.10.2, which is not a default route for all traffic and does not include an administrative distance to enable failover redundancy for general internet access.

CR1(config)#ip route 10.10.13.10 255.255.255.255 10.10.10.6

This command also configures a specific host route to 10.10.13.10 via next-hop 10.10.10.6, similar to option B, it's not a default route for all traffic and lacks the administrative distance for failover.

DR1(config)#ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.10.10.6 2Correct

This command configures a default static route (0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0) on R1, directing all traffic to the next-hop IP address 10.10.10.6. The '2' at the end sets the administrative distance of this route to 2, ensuring it only becomes active if a primary route with a lower administrative distance fails, thus providing failover redundancy.

Concept tested: Floating static routes for redundancy

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/iproute_static/configuration/xe-16/irs-xe-16-book/irs-static-route-cfg.html

Topics

#Static routing#Floating static routes#Route failover#Administrative distance

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