Refer to the exhibit. R1 has a BGP neighborship with a directly connected router on interface Gi0/0. Which command set is applied between the iterations of show ip bgp 2.2.2.2?

Question

Exhibits

Options

• AR1(config)#router bgp 65001
• BR1(config)#router bgp 65002
• CR1(config)#no ip route 192.168.50.2 255.255.255.255 Gi0/0
• DR1(config)#ip route 2.2.2.2 255.255.255.255 192.168.50.2

• A
  17% (4)
• B
  4% (1)
• C
  9% (2)
• D
  70% (16)

Explanation

Explanation

Option D is correct because the show ip bgp 2.2.2.2 command initially shows the route as unreachable or absent, and after adding a static host route (ip route 2.2.2.2 255.255.255.255 192.168.50.2), BGP can now resolve the next-hop reachability for 2.2.2.2 - causing it to appear as valid/best in the BGP table in the second iteration of the command. BGP requires next-hop reachability to mark a prefix as valid, and this static route provides that resolution.

• Option A is wrong because R1 is already in BGP AS 65001 (as described); re-entering the same AS would not change the BGP table entry for 2.2.2.2.
• Option B is wrong because changing the AS number would tear down the existing BGP neighborship entirely, not simply make 2.2.2.2 reachable.
• Option C is wrong because removing a static route to the neighbor address (192.168.50.2) would break the peering session, not improve route visibility for 2.2.2.2.

Memory Tip: Remember "BGP won't use what it can't reach" - if the BGP next-hop isn't resolvable in the routing table (RIB), the prefix stays invalid. Adding a static route to resolve the next-hop is a classic BGP troubleshooting fix seen frequently on CCNP/CCIE exams.

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