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Router R1 is a route reflector with clients R2, R5 and R6. Prefixes advertised by router R5 have a local preference of 200. Router R3 advertises the prefix 192.168.1.0/27 to routers R5 and R6. Assuming that none of the routers in AS 65540 is configured with "advertise-external", what is the expected output of "show router bgp routes on router R1?
Suggested Answer: C
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17 comments · newest first
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Virgina
11 months ago
Wait, no "advertise-external"? That changes everything!
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Mignon
11 months ago
Not sure about that, I lean towards Option D.
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Yoko
11 months ago
I think Option C is the correct answer!
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Marg
11 months ago
R5 has a local preference of 200, right?
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Kiera
12 months ago
R1 is a route reflector with clients R2, R5, and R6.
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Lindsey
12 months ago
I feel like I might have seen a question where local preference was key to determining the best path. I hope I remember the right concept for this one!
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Bobbye
1 year ago
I think I read that if R3 advertises the prefix to R5 and R6, R1 should reflect that, but I'm a bit confused about the "advertise-external" setting.
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Joseph
1 year ago
This question feels similar to one we practiced about BGP attributes. I think the local preference from R5 might influence what R1 shows, but I can't recall the exact details.
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Ashleigh
1 year ago
I remember studying route reflectors and how they handle prefixes, but I'm not entirely sure how the local preference affects the output here.
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Tu
1 year ago
I'm pretty confident I can work through this. The key is understanding how the BGP decision process works, especially with a route reflector involved. I'll make sure to carefully analyze each step.
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Gerri
1 year ago
Wait, I'm a bit confused. If none of the routers are configured with "advertise-external", does that mean R3's routes won't be advertised to R1 at all? I'll need to double-check that part.
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Brandon
1 year ago
Okay, I think I've got it. Since R1 is a route reflector, it will prefer the routes with the higher local preference from R5 over the routes from R3. So the expected output on R1 should be Option A.
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Nydia
1 year ago
Hmm, the local preference of 200 on the prefixes from R5 is an important detail. I'll need to consider how that affects the route selection compared to the prefixes from R3.
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Rashida
1 year ago
This looks like a tricky BGP routing question. I'll need to carefully review the information provided and think through the BGP decision process to determine the expected output on R1.
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Cecily
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about the specific commands needed here. I'll need to review my notes on file permissions and ACLs to make sure I get this right.
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Loren
1 year ago
I remember we practiced a similar question about variable costs and contributions last week. I think the actual contribution could be around $1,494,000, but I'm not entirely sure.
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Melodie
1 year ago
This one seems straightforward. I think the key is to identify the scenario that involves a behavior and a consequence.