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Refer to the exhibit. Which configuration must be added to enable GigabitEthemet 0/1 to participate in OSPF?
The correct answer is C. SF_router(config-router)# network 10.10.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 1. To enable an interface for OSPF participation, the network command with the correct network address, wildcard mask, and area ID must be applied within the OSPF router configuration mode.
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- ASF_router(config-router)# network 10.10.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
- BSF_rouier(config)# network 10.10.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 1
- CSF_router(config-router)# network 10.10.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 1
- DSF_rouler(config-router)# network 10.10.1.0 255.255.255.0 area 0
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- C74% (31)
- D7% (3)
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To enable an interface for OSPF participation, the `network` command with the correct network address, wildcard mask, and area ID must be applied within the OSPF router configuration mode.
While syntactically correct, this option assigns the network to Area 0, which may not be the intended area given the prompt or common OSPF design principles.
The `network` command for OSPF configuration must be entered under `router ospf <process-id>` configuration mode (indicated by `config-router`), not global configuration mode (`config`).
The `network` command under OSPF router configuration mode is used to specify which interfaces belong to the OSPF process and their respective area. `network 10.10.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 1` correctly identifies the network 10.10.1.0/24 (using the wildcard mask 0.0.0.255) and assigns it to OSPF Area 1, and is applied from the correct `config-router` mode.
The wildcard mask for a /24 subnet (255.255.255.0) is 0.0.0.255, not 255.255.255.0, which would match only the host address 10.10.1.0.
Concept tested: OSPF network command configuration
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/iproute_ospf/configuration/15-s/iro-15-s-book/iro-cfg.html#GUID-ED91C78D-B91F-433A-9F40-C272C8360D49
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