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Router A and B are both running as PPPoE servers on different broadcast domains of your network. It is possible to set Router A to use "/ppp secret" accounts from Router B to authenticate PPPoE customers.
Suggested Answer: B
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39 comments · newest first
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Jin
10 months ago
Sounds a bit sketchy, are you sure about that?
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Ivory
11 months ago
Yeah, I've done it before, works like a charm.
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Craig
11 months ago
Wait, really? I didn't know that was possible!
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Moira
11 months ago
I disagree, I thought they needed to be on the same domain.
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Anthony
11 months ago
That's true, you can share secrets between routers.
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Veronika
12 months ago
I believe it’s true based on what I studied about PPPoE configurations, but I need to double-check the specifics on how secrets are shared between routers.
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Chantay
12 months ago
I feel like this is a trick question. It seems like it should be false since they are on different broadcast domains, but I might be overthinking it.
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Melvin
12 months ago
I remember a practice question about PPPoE setups, and it mentioned something similar, but I can't recall if it specifically allowed cross-router authentication.
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Lizbeth
1 year ago
I think it's true that Router A can use Router B's PPP secrets, but I'm not entirely sure how that works across different broadcast domains.
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Rebbecca
1 year ago
I'm not entirely confident on this one. The question mentions it's "possible" for Router A to use the "/ppp secret" accounts from Router B, but doesn't explicitly state that it can. I'll need to review the networking concepts around PPPoE and authentication to make sure I understand this properly.
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Naomi
1 year ago
Okay, let me break this down step-by-step. If Router A and Router B are on different broadcast domains, and Router A can access the "/ppp secret" accounts on Router B, then it should be able to use those accounts to authenticate its own PPPoE customers. I'm going to go with A as the answer.
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Willard
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm a bit confused on this one. I'm not sure if Router A can actually use the "/ppp secret" accounts from Router B to authenticate its own PPPoE customers. I'll need to think this through carefully.
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Bulah
1 year ago
This seems straightforward, I think the answer is A. If Router A can use the "/ppp secret" accounts from Router B, then it must be true that Router A can authenticate PPPoE customers using those accounts.
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Miles
1 year ago
I think the answer is A, SQL Injection Attack. The regex pattern seems to be checking for common SQL injection techniques, like using single quotes and the 'o' and 'r' characters. I'm pretty confident in this one.
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Crista
1 year ago
I'm a little confused by the negation operator in options B and D. I'll need to double-check my understanding of how that works in syslog.conf before deciding.
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Silvana
1 year ago
I'm pretty confident about this one. A host-based intrusion prevention system (HIPS) is designed to monitor and protect individual hosts, not the entire network. So statement A is false, and statement D is true.
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Lili
1 year ago
Is it just me, or does this question seem a little too good to be true? I'm picturing a router-ception situation where we're just going to end up with a tangled web of PPPoE accounts.
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Emiko
1 year ago
Router A and B in different broadcast domains? Sounds like a bit of a headache to set up. I hope the IT team has their networking game on point.
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Antonio
1 year ago
I agree, it's important for the IT team to have strong networking skills.
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Shawana
1 year ago
B) false
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Floyd
1 year ago
Yeah, it can be a bit tricky to set up different broadcast domains.
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Beckie
1 year ago
A) true
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Julio
1 year ago
Ooh, this is tricky. I'm going to have to think it through carefully. Wouldn't want to mess up my certification exam with a silly mistake!
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Jessenia
1 year ago
B) false
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German
1 year ago
I think it's true because Router A can authenticate PPPoE customers using accounts from Router B.
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Princess
1 year ago
A) true
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Bernardo
1 year ago
I'm not so sure about that. Seems like a potential security risk to let one router access the other's authentication data. Gotta keep those access controls tight, you know?
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Terrilyn
1 year ago
I see your point. Security should always be a top priority.
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Latrice
1 year ago
True, but it is possible to do so if necessary.
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Lacey
1 year ago
But wouldn't that be a security risk? We need to keep access controls tight.
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Grover
1 year ago
I think it's true. You can set Router A to use /ppp secret accounts from Router B for authentication.
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Ty
2 years ago
I'm not sure, but I think the answer is true because it would make sense for Router A to use accounts from Router B for authentication in a network setup.
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Vivan
2 years ago
I disagree, I believe the answer is false because each router should have its own set of accounts for authentication.
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Thurman
2 years ago
Wait, so we can use Router B's PPPoE accounts on Router A? That's pretty neat! Saves us the hassle of managing two separate sets of credentials.
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Annamae
1 year ago
So, we can centralize our PPPoE account management with this setup.
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Shenika
1 year ago
Exactly, it saves time and effort by allowing both routers to share the same set of accounts.
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Vonda
1 year ago
That's convenient! It definitely makes managing credentials easier.
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Ernestine
1 year ago
Yes, it is true. Router A can use /ppp secret accounts from Router B to authenticate PPPoE customers.
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Youlanda
2 years ago
I think the answer is true because Router A can use /ppp secret accounts from Router B for authentication.