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350-501 · Question #125

Refer to the exhibit. Router 1 is missing the route for the router 2 loopback 0. What should the engineer change to fix the problem?

The correct answer is A. the area numbers on Router 1 and Router 2 to be similar. For two OSPF routers to form an adjacency and exchange routes within a standard area, they must be configured to belong to the same OSPF area number.

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Question

Refer to the exhibit. Router 1 is missing the route for the router 2 loopback 0. What should the engineer change to fix the problem?

Exhibit

350-501 question #125 exhibit

Options

  • Athe area numbers on Router 1 and Router 2 to be similar
  • Bthe wildcard mask network statement in OSPF of Router 2
  • CRouter 1 to be an ABR
  • Dthe hello timers on Router 1 and Router 2 to be different

How the community answered

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  • A
    85% (29)
  • B
    9% (3)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

For two OSPF routers to form an adjacency and exchange routes within a standard area, they must be configured to belong to the same OSPF area number.

Athe area numbers on Router 1 and Router 2 to be similarCorrect

OSPF routers must be configured with identical area numbers when they are intended to be in the same OSPF area; differing area numbers will prevent them from forming a full adjacency and exchanging routes directly within that area.

Bthe wildcard mask network statement in OSPF of Router 2

An incorrect wildcard mask in Router 2's OSPF `network` statement might prevent its loopback from being advertised, but it wouldn't be the primary reason for Router 1 missing the route if adjacencies aren't forming due to area mismatch.

CRouter 1 to be an ABR

Router 1 becoming an ABR (Area Border Router) is relevant if R1 and R2 are in *different* areas and need to exchange inter-area routes, which is a different scenario from missing a directly connected loopback route in the same area.

Dthe hello timers on Router 1 and Router 2 to be different

OSPF hello timers must be *identical* between neighbors for an adjacency to form; making them different would break, not fix, neighbor relationships.

Concept tested: OSPF Area Configuration

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios/iproute/configuration/guide/irp_cfg.html

Topics

#OSPF#Routing Protocols#OSPF Adjacency#Network Troubleshooting

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