Chapter 7 EIGRP

Question 1

EIGRP uses the protocol number _______ to identify its packets.

Answer 1

88

Question 2

EIGRP uses _______ packet types for inter-router communication.

Answer 2

Five

Question 3

What is an EIGRP successor?

Answer 3

The next-hop router for the path with the lowest path metric for a destination prefix

Question 4

Which attributes does the EIGRP topology table contain?

Answer 4

destination network prefix
hop count
total path delay
list of EIGRP neighbors

Question 5

Which destination addresses does EIGRP use when feasible?

Answer 5

IP address 224.0.0.10
MAC address 01:00:5E:00:00:0A

Question 6

Which value can be modified on a router to manipulate the path taken by EIGRP but
avoid having impacts on other routing protocols, such as OSPF?

Answer 6

Interface Delay

Question 7

EIGRP uses a reference bandwidth of ________ with the default metrics.

Answer 7

10 Gbps

Question 8

The default EIGRP hello timer for a high-speed interface is ______.

Answer 8

5 Seconds

Question 9

When a path has been identified using EIGRP and in a stable fashion, the route is
considered ______.

Answer 9

Passive

Question 10

How does an EIGRP router indicate that a path computation is required for a specific
route?

Answer 10

EIGRP sends out an EIGRP query with the delay set to infinity

Question 11

True or false: EIGRP summarization occurs for network prefixes as it crosses all
network interfaces.

Answer 11

False