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350-501 · Question #7

Which three OSPF parameters must match before two devices can establish an OSPF adjacency? (Choose three.)

The correct answer is C. subnet mask E. hello timer setting F. area number. For two devices to establish an OSPF adjacency, their connected interfaces must have matching subnet masks, hello timer settings, and belong to the same OSPF area number.

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Question

Which three OSPF parameters must match before two devices can establish an OSPF adjacency? (Choose three.)

Options

  • AIP address
  • Binterface cost
  • Csubnet mask
  • Dprocess ID
  • Ehello timer setting
  • Farea number

How the community answered

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  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    87% (26)
  • D
    7% (2)

Why each option

For two devices to establish an OSPF adjacency, their connected interfaces must have matching subnet masks, hello timer settings, and belong to the same OSPF area number.

AIP address

While routers need IP addresses to communicate, the specific IP address *values* themselves (as long as they are in the same subnet) do not need to be identical to form an adjacency.

Binterface cost

Interface cost is an OSPF metric for path selection and does not prevent or enable adjacency formation itself.

Csubnet maskCorrect

OSPF neighbors must be on the same IP subnet, meaning their interface subnet masks for the connecting link must match for successful IP communication and OSPF Hello exchange.

Dprocess ID

The OSPF process ID is locally significant to the router and does not need to match between neighbors for adjacency to form.

Ehello timer settingCorrect

OSPF routers exchange Hello packets containing their Hello and Dead timer intervals, and these settings must match between neighbors for adjacency to form and maintain consistency.

Farea numberCorrect

OSPF adjacencies are formed within a specific OSPF area, so the area number configured on the interfaces of two potential neighbors must match.

Concept tested: OSPF adjacency requirements

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/ip/open-shortest-path-first-ospf/13689-53.html

Topics

#OSPF Adjacency#Neighbor Discovery#Routing Protocols#OSPF Parameters

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