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What is the MAC address used with VRRP as a virtual address?

The correct answer is B. 00-00-5E-00-01-0a. VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol) uses a specific reserved MAC address in the format 00-00-5E-00-01-XX, where XX is the VRRP group ID, to represent the virtual router.

Submitted by dimitri_ru· Mar 5, 2026IP Connectivity

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What is the MAC address used with VRRP as a virtual address?

Options

  • A00-00-0C-07-AD-89
  • B00-00-5E-00-01-0a
  • C00-07-C0-70-AB-01
  • D00-C6-41-93-90-91

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  • C
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VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol) uses a specific reserved MAC address in the format 00-00-5E-00-01-XX, where XX is the VRRP group ID, to represent the virtual router.

A00-00-0C-07-AD-89

This MAC address (00-00-0C-07-AD-XX) is typically used by HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol) for its virtual MAC address.

B00-00-5E-00-01-0aCorrect

VRRP uses a reserved MAC address range for its virtual router. The format for VRRP version 2 is 00-00-5E-00-01-XX, where XX is the VRRP group ID in hexadecimal. The option 00-00-5E-00-01-0a (where 0a is hexadecimal for group ID 10) fits this standard.

C00-07-C0-70-AB-01

This MAC address format is not standard for VRRP or other common first-hop redundancy protocols.

D00-C6-41-93-90-91

This MAC address format is not standard for VRRP or other common first-hop redundancy protocols.

Concept tested: VRRP virtual MAC address

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/ipapp_fhrp/configuration/xe-16-12/fhrp-xe-16-12-book/vrrp-cfg.html

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#VRRP#Virtual MAC address#FHRP

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