350-401 · Question #523
Refer to the exhibit. A network operator is attempting to configure an IS-IS adjacency between two routers, but the adjacency cannot be established. To troubleshoot the problem, the operator collects
The correct answer is B. The R2 interface is configured as Level 1 only, and the Peer router interface is configured as Level 2 only. IS-IS adjacency formation requires compatible Level 1/Level 2 configurations on directly connected interfaces; a mismatch where one interface is L1-only and the other is L2-only will prevent adjacency.
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Refer to the exhibit. A network operator is attempting to configure an IS-IS adjacency between two routers, but the adjacency cannot be established. To troubleshoot the problem, the operator collects this debugging output. Which interfaces are misconfigured on these routers?
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- AThe peer router interface is configured as Level 1 only, and the R2 interface is configured as Level 2 only
- BThe R2 interface is configured as Level 1 only, and the Peer router interface is configured as Level 2 only
- CThe R2 interface is configured as point-to-point, and the peer router interface is configured as multipoint.
- DThe peer router interface is configured as point-as-point, and the R2 interface is configured as multipoint.
How the community answered
(52 responses)- A27% (14)
- B56% (29)
- C12% (6)
- D6% (3)
Why each option
IS-IS adjacency formation requires compatible Level 1/Level 2 configurations on directly connected interfaces; a mismatch where one interface is L1-only and the other is L2-only will prevent adjacency.
This option describes the same type of level mismatch as B, but attributes the specific Level 1 and Level 2 configurations to the opposite routers, making it incorrect if the debug output points to the configuration described in B.
IS-IS routers form adjacencies only if their interfaces are configured for compatible IS-IS levels. If R2's interface is configured to operate as Level 1 only and the peer router's interface is configured as Level 2 only, they cannot establish an adjacency because they lack a common operational level for communication on that link, which would be indicated in debug output.
While network type mismatches (point-to-point vs. broadcast/multipoint) can prevent IS-IS adjacencies, this option describes a network type mismatch, not the specific Level 1/Level 2 mismatch implied by the correct answer.
This option also describes a network type mismatch, which, although a valid reason for adjacency failure, is not the specific Level 1/Level 2 configuration problem that the correct answer addresses.
Concept tested: IS-IS adjacency level mismatch
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/ip/integrated-intermediate-system-to-intermediate-system-isis/118357-technote-isis-00.html#anc11
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