3.5 Describe the Purpose, Functions, and Concepts of First Hop Redundancy Protocols 200-301 Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11application · medium

   A company has two routers connected to the same LAN. The network administrator wants to provide a redundant default gateway so that if one router fails, the other takes over. The administrator also wants to use both routers to forward traffic to avoid wasting one router's uplink. Which approach should the administrator use?

   • AConfigure static routes on the hosts to both routers and let the hosts choose.
   • BConfigure HSRP with a single group and enable load balancing on the active router.
   • CConfigure HSRP with two groups on the same pair of routers and split the hosts between the two virtual IP addresses.
   • DConfigure VRRP with a single virtual router and rely on the backup router to forward traffic when idle.
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2. 12application · medium

   An organization runs a multi-vendor environment with Cisco and non-Cisco routers. They need a standards-based first hop redundancy protocol that provides a virtual IP address and automatic failover. Which protocol should they select?

   • AGLBP
   • BHSRP
   • CVRRP
   • DIRDP
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4. 13application · medium

   A branch office has two routers connected to the same LAN segment. The administrator wants to provide redundancy for the default gateway while also allowing both routers to be used for different VLANs. What is the most efficient way to achieve this?

   • AUse GLBP with a single group and let the protocol automatically load-balance across VLANs.
   • BConfigure a static route on each router pointing to the other router for failover.
   • CConfigure separate HSRP groups for each VLAN, with different routers active for different groups.
   • DConfigure a single HSRP group on both routers for all VLANs.
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5. 14application · medium

   A small company has a single router as the default gateway for all users. The network administrator wants to eliminate the single point of failure at the gateway without changing the IP address configured on the users' PCs. Which solution should the administrator implement?

   • AAdd a static route on each user PC pointing to the backup router's IP address.
   • BDeploy a first hop redundancy protocol such as HSRP between two routers so they share a virtual IP and MAC address.
   • CConfigure a second router with a higher priority and enable preemption on both routers.
   • DUse a dynamic routing protocol on the PCs so they can learn a new default gateway automatically.
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6. 15application · medium

   A network team is implementing HSRP for a subnet. They want to ensure that if the active router fails, the standby router takes over quickly. Which configuration change would most directly reduce the failover time?

   • ADecrease the HSRP hello and hold timers.
   • BEnable HSRP preemption on both routers.
   • CIncrease the HSRP priority on the standby router.
   • DConfigure a higher HSRP group number on the standby router.
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