Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 4 First-Hop Redundancy, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.
In the example HSRP configuration, R1 has priority 110 and preemption enabled, while R2 has priority 100. R2 becomes active while R1 is unavailable. When R1 returns, its tracked uplink has recovered, restoring its higher effective priority. Can R1 reclaim the active role?
True
False
A host is on the example LAN with R1 at 192.168.10.2 and R2 at 192.168.10.3. Which address should it use as its default gateway so that either router can provide the first hop?
192.168.10.2
192.168.10.1
192.168.10.3
192.168.10.0
In the example, both routers must use the same HSRP group. The configured group number is .
Which IOS command would you run on each router to check the HSRP group state and confirm which router is active or standby?
A network needs first-hop redundancy and wants multiple routers to forward traffic for hosts under one virtual gateway IP. Which protocol best fits that requirement?
HSRP, because it elects an active and standby router
VRRP, because it is standards-track
GLBP, because it can share host traffic among forwarding routers
OSPF, because it provides gateway redundancy
Both routers' LAN interfaces are up. R1's tracked uplink fails, and tracking lowers R1's effective priority below R2's. R2 has preemption enabled and working routes beyond the LAN. Can R2 become active even though R1's LAN interface remains up?
True
False
You are verifying the example HSRP group before testing failover. Select all observations that confirm the intended group state.
R1 is active and R2 is standby.
Each router reports a different virtual IP.
Both routers show the same virtual IP and group.
The routers have different HSRP group numbers.
In the example command standby 10 track GigabitEthernet0/1 20, a tracked failure lowers the router's priority by .
In an OSPF-based lab, which IOS command checks whether OSPF neighbor relationships are established?
A network uses devices from multiple vendors and requires a standards-track first-hop redundancy protocol that supports IPv4 and IPv6. Which protocol is the best fit?
HSRP
VRRP
GLBP
OSPF
In a lab, both LAN interfaces remain up while R1's tracked uplink is deliberately failed. Select all conditions needed for R2 to become active and serve traffic to destinations beyond the LAN.
R1's tracked uplink failure lowers its effective priority enough for R2 to have the better effective priority.
R1's LAN interface must also be shut down for tracking to have any effect.
R2 must use a different virtual IP so it can take over.
R2 has a better effective priority and preemption enabled.
R2 has working routes to destinations beyond the LAN.
You are preparing a controlled lab test for an HSRP pair. Describe a verification plan that checks normal forwarding, router failover, and tracked-uplink failover, and explain what each check establishes.
A design uses HSRP on several subnets and wants to distribute gateway load across routers without having both routers active for the same HSRP group on a LAN. Which approach fits?
Configure both routers as active for the same HSRP group on the same LAN.
Remove the virtual gateway and configure each host with both physical router addresses.
Configure different groups or virtual gateways for different subnets.
Use OSPF neighbor relationships to assign hosts different HSRP active routers.
R1 is active with priority 110 and tracks its uplink with a decrement of 20. R2 has priority 100, preemption is enabled, and R2 has working routes. If R1's tracked uplink fails, what should happen to the priority comparison and active role?
R1 remains preferred at priority 110, so it stays active.
R1 falls to priority 90, so R2 at priority 100 can become active.
R1 falls to priority 20, so it becomes active because the decrement is its new priority.
R1 falls to priority 100, so neither router can become active.
In the example HSRP setup, which default-gateway address should hosts use so that either router can provide the first-hop gateway?
192.168.10.2
192.168.10.1
192.168.10.3
The address of whichever router is currently active
A network team needs a standards-track first-hop redundancy protocol that supports both IPv4 and IPv6. Which protocol best fits that requirement?
HSRP, because it is the standards-track protocol
GLBP, because it is the only protocol that supports IPv6
VRRP, because it is standards-track and supports IPv4 and IPv6
HSRP, because it automatically shares traffic across all forwarding routers
An administrator wants first-hop redundancy and traffic sharing among multiple forwarding routers under one virtual gateway IP. Which protocol is designed to provide that capability?
GLBP
HSRP
VRRP
OSPF
With HSRP or VRRP, a single virtual gateway is generally active on a LAN at a time; load can still be shared by configuring different groups or virtual gateways for different subnets.
True
False
What command can you run on an HSRP router to check the group state, including which router is active and which is standby?
R1 has HSRP priority 110 and tracks an uplink with a decrement of 20. If the tracked uplink fails, what is R1's resulting priority?
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