10. Routing Protocols Flashcards
- Which of the following protocols support VLSM, summarisation, and discontiguous networking? (choose three)
a. RIPv1
b. IGRP
c. EIGRP
d. OSPF
e. BGP
f. RIPv2
c, d, f. RIPv1 and IGRP are true distance-vector routing protocols and can’t do much, really - except build and maintain routing tables and use a lot of bandwidth! RIPv2, EIGRP and OSPF build and maintain routing tables, but they also provide classless routing, which allows for VLSM, summarisation and discontiguous networking.
- Which of the following are considered distance-vector routing protocols? (choose two)
a. OSPF
b. RIP
c. RIPv2
d. IS-IS
b, c. RIP and RIPv2 are distance-vector routing protocols. OSPF and IS-IS are link-state
- Which of the following are considered link-state routing protocols? (choose two)
a. OSPF
b. RIP
c. RIPv2
d. IS-IS
a, d. RIP and RIPv2 are distance-vector routing protocols. OSPF and IS-IS are link-state
- Which of the following are considered hybrid routing protocols? (choose two)
a. OSPF
b. BGP
c. RIPv2
d. IS-IS
e. EIGRP
b, e. RIP and RIPv2 are distance-vector routing protocols. OSPF and IS-IS are link-state. EIGRP uses qualities from both link-state and distance-vector to create a hybrid routing protocol. BGP can be used as an EGP and IGP, so objectives consider BGP a hybrid routing protocol.
- Why would you want to use a dynamic routing protocol instead of using static routes?
a. There is less overhead on the router
b. Dynamic routing is more secure
c. Dynamic routing scales to larger networks
d. The network runs faster.
c. Dynamic routing is typically used in today’s networks because it scales to larger networks and takes less administrative work.
- Which of the following is a vendor-specific FHRP protocol?
a. STP
b. OSPF
c. RIPv1
d. EIGRP
e. IS-IS
f. HSRP
f. Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) is Cisco’s FHRP.
- RIP has a long convergence time and users have been complaining of response time when a router goes down and RIP has to reconverge. Which can you implement to improve convergence time on the network?
a. Replace RIP with static routes
b. Update RIP to RIPv2
c. Update RIP to OSPF using link state.
d. Replace RIP with BGP as an exterior gateway protocol.
c. Static routes may be a good solution, but remember that they are not dynamic, and if a piece of equipment goes down, new routes to remote networks will not automatically update, so OSPF is the best answer. It dynamically will update the routing tables with faster convergence than RIP.
- What is the administrative distance of OSPF?
a. 90
b. 100
c. 110
d. 120
c. The administrative distance (AD) is a very important parameter in a routing protocol. The lower the AD, the more trusted the route. If you have IGRP and OSPF running, by default IGRP routes would be placed in the routing table because IGRP has a lower AD of 100. RIPv1 and RIPv2 both have an AD of 120, and EIGRP is the lowest at 90.
- Which of the following protocols will advertise routed IPv6 networks?
a. RIP
b. RIPng
c. OSPFv2
d. EIGRPv3
b. The routing protocols that have been upgraded to advertise IPv6 routes are RIPng, OSPFv3, and EIGRPv6, IS-IS can advertise IPv6 routes as well, but no upgrade was needed for IS-IS
- What is the difference between static and dynamic routing?
a. You must use static routing in large, scalable networks
b. Dynamic routing is used by a DNS server.
c. Dynamic routes are added automatically
d. Static routes are added automatically
c. Dynamic routing protocols, like RIP, EIGRP and OSPF, automatically add route updates to the routing table. Static routes must be added by hand.
- Which routing protocol has a maximum hop count of 15?
a. RIPv1
b. IGRP
c. EIGRP
d. OSPF
a. The distance-vector protocols RIPv1 and RIPv2 both have a maximum hop count of 15 (remember, 16 is unreachable). IGRP and EIGRP have a hop count of 255, and OSPF doesn’t have a maximum hop count.
- Which of the following describes routing convergence time?
a. The time it takes for your VPN to connect.
b. The time required by protocols to update their forwarding table after changes have occurred.
c. The time required for IDS to detect an attack.
d. The time required by switches to update their link status and go into forwarding state.
b. Routing convergence time is the time for all routers to update their routing tables (forwarding tables)
- What routing protocol is typically used to connect ASs on the Internet?
a. IGRP
b. RIPv2
c. BGP
d. OSFP
c. BGP is used to connect autonomous systems together on the internet because of its ability to make classless routing and summarisation possible. This helps to keep routing tables smaller and more efficient at the ISP core.
- RIPv2 sends out its routing table every 30 seconds, just like RIPv1, but it does so more efficiently. What type of transmission does RIPv2 use to accomplish this task?
a. Broadcasts
b. Multicasts
c. Telecast
d. None of the above.
b. RIPv1 sends broadcasts every 30 seconds and has an AD of 120. RIPv2 sends multicasts (224.0.0.9) every 30 seconds and also has an AD of 120. RIPv2 sends subnet mask information with the route updates, which allows it to support classless networks and non-contiguous networks. RIPv2 also supports authentication between routers; RIPv1 does not.
- Which routing protocols have an administrative distance of 120? (choose two)
a. RIPv1
b. RIPv2
c. EIGRP
d. OSPF
a, b. Both RIPv1 and RIPv2 have an AD of 120. EIGRP has an AD of 90 and OSPF is 110.