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3.0 IP Routing

HSRP Practice Questions

First-hop redundancy concepts, with HSRP configuration as extension practice.

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What is the primary purpose of HSRP in a network with two redundant first hop routers?

To provide a shared virtual default gateway IP address so hosts keep working if the active router fails

HSRP lets two or more routers share a single virtual IP and virtual MAC address as a default gateway, so end hosts continue reaching the network even if the currently active router goes down.

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  1. Which command enables HSRP version 2 on an interface, which supports a wider group number range than version 1?

    • standby version 2
    • standby 1 version 2
    • hsrp version 2
    • standby mode 2

  2. During a new HSRP group election, R1 has priority 200 and R2 has the default priority 100. Which router is preferred as active?

    • R2, because a lower configured priority always wins
    • R1, because HSRP elects the router with the higher priority value as active
    • Whichever router boots up last
    • Neither, both remain in standby until manually forced

  3. R1 is configured with a higher HSRP priority than R2 and preempt is NOT enabled. R1 reboots after a power failure and comes back online while R2 is currently active. What happens?

    • R1 automatically reclaims the active role immediately because it has the higher priority
    • R2 remains the active router because without preempt, a higher priority router will not take over from an already active peer
    • Both routers become active simultaneously, creating a duplicate address conflict
    • HSRP disables itself on both routers until manually reset

  4. Which command configures the virtual IP address that end hosts will use as their default gateway in an HSRP group?

    • standby 1 ip 10.0.1.254
    • ip address 10.0.1.254 255.255.255.0
    • standby 1 virtual-ip 10.0.1.254
    • hsrp ip 10.0.1.254

  5. A PC pings an external address and its default gateway is the HSRP virtual IP. When the PC checks its ARP table for the gateway address, what MAC address does it see?

    • The real burned in MAC address of whichever physical router is currently active
    • The virtual MAC address associated with the HSRP group, not either router's physical MAC address
    • A broadcast MAC address, since HSRP relies on flooding
    • The MAC address of the switch connecting the PC to the routers

  6. Which command displays the current HSRP state (active, standby, or listen), configured priority, and virtual IP for a group on a router?

    • show standby
    • show hsrp state
    • show ip interface brief
    • show running-config | include vip

  7. An organization wants higher-priority R1 to reclaim the active HSRP role after it recovers, rather than remain standby behind lower-priority R2. Which command enables that behavior on R1?

    • standby 1 preempt
    • standby 1 priority 100
    • standby 1 track
    • standby 1 timers 1 3