Refer to the exhibit. Which statement about the ASA is true?

Question

Exhibits

Options

• AThe management interface is reachable only from VLAN 30.
• BThe management interface is reachable only from VLAN 40.
• CIt is running in transparent mode.
• DIt is running in routed mode.

• A
  11% (4)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  81% (29)
• D
  6% (2)

Explanation

The correct answer is that the ASA is running in transparent mode. In transparent (Layer 2) mode, the ASA acts as a 'bump in the wire' or Layer 2 bridge - it does not route traffic and its interfaces do not have routable IP addresses assigned to them. Instead, it has a single management IP address used for out-of-band management. Because the ASA bridges at Layer 2, both connected interfaces reside in the same IP subnet. Routed mode (choice D) is the default mode where the ASA acts as a Layer 3 router with IP addresses on each interface. The clues in the exhibit (such as a single management IP, no routable interface IPs, or a bridge-group configuration) indicate transparent mode.

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