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A network administrator is having problems with redistribution routing loops between two EIGRP processes. You've looked at the configurations and determined there is no filtering configured on the rou
The correct answer is D. use tags to control redistribution between the two processes. Using route tags is the most scalable solution for preventing redistribution loops when multiple routers redistribute between two routing processes, because a single tag-based policy can be consistently applied across all redistribution points without per-prefix maintenance.
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A network administrator is having problems with redistribution routing loops between two EIGRP processes. You've looked at the configurations and determined there is no filtering configured on the routes being redistributed. To avoid having a single point of failure, there are three routers configured to redistribute between the two routing protocols. Which solution would you recommend to minimize management complexity?
Options
- Areduce the number of routers redistributing between the two routing processes
- Bbuild and apply a route filter based on the networks being redistributed between the two processes
- Creplace one of the EIGRP processes with an alternate IGP
- Duse tags to control redistribution between the two processes
How the community answered
(47 responses)- A6% (3)
- B17% (8)
- C4% (2)
- D72% (34)
Why each option
Using route tags is the most scalable solution for preventing redistribution loops when multiple routers redistribute between two routing processes, because a single tag-based policy can be consistently applied across all redistribution points without per-prefix maintenance.
Reducing the number of redistribution routers directly contradicts the stated requirement to avoid a single point of failure, making this solution operationally unacceptable.
Prefix-based route filters require explicit listing of every redistributed network and must be updated whenever the network topology changes, resulting in higher long-term management complexity than tag-based filtering.
Replacing one EIGRP process with a different IGP introduces a new protocol to manage and does not inherently prevent redistribution loops - the loop problem is a policy issue, not a protocol choice issue.
Route tags allow each redistributing router to stamp routes with a numeric tag as they enter a process, and all redistribution points can be configured with a matching deny rule to block any route carrying that tag from being redistributed back into the originating process. This prevents feedback loops uniformly across all three redistribution routers with a simple, consistent policy that does not require updates when prefixes change.
Concept tested: Route tags to prevent redistribution loops between routing processes
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/ip/enhanced-interior-gateway-routing-protocol-eigrp/8606-redist.html
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