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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.

Submitted by packet_pusher· Mar 6, 2026Infrastructure

Question

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?

Exhibits

350-401 question #523 exhibit 1
350-401 question #523 exhibit 2

Options

  • 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)
  • A
    27% (14)
  • B
    56% (29)
  • C
    12% (6)
  • D
    6% (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.

AThe peer router interface is configured as Level 1 only, and the R2 interface is configured as Level 2 only

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.

BThe R2 interface is configured as Level 1 only, and the Peer router interface is configured as Level 2 onlyCorrect

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.

CThe R2 interface is configured as point-to-point, and the peer router interface is configured as multipoint.

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.

DThe peer router interface is configured as point-as-point, and the R2 interface is configured as multipoint.

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

Topics

#IS-IS adjacency#IS-IS levels#Routing troubleshooting

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