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A branch office has a primary L3VPN MPLS connection back to the main office and an IPSEC VPN tunnel that serves as backup. Which design ensures that data is sent over the backup connection only if the primary MPLS circuit is down?

  • A. Use EIGRP to establish a neighbor relationship with the main office via L3VPN MPLS and the IPSEC VPN tunnel.
  • B. Use BGP with the multipath feature enabled to force traffic via the primary path when available.
  • C. Use static routes tied to an IP SLA to prefer the primary path while a floating static route points to the backup connection.
  • D. Use OSPF with a passive-interface command on the backup connection.
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Suggested Answer: C 🗳️

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python_tamer
Highly Voted 1 year, 6 months ago
Selected Answer: C
C - Because it states the backup is an "IPSEC VPN tunnel" so we can't run a dynamic routing protocol over it which rules out A, B and D.
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SpicyMochi
Most Recent 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Selected Answer: C
C. Use static routes tied to an IP SLA to prefer the primary path while a floating static route points to the backup connection. Using static routes with IP SLA tracking allows you to prefer the primary L3VPN MPLS connection when it is available and automatically failover to the backup IPSEC VPN tunnel when the primary connection goes down. IP SLA tracking monitors the primary path's availability and adjusts the routing table accordingly. The floating static route, with a higher administrative distance, serves as a backup route that only becomes active when the primary route is unavailable. This design ensures that data is sent over the backup connection only if the primary MPLS circuit is down.
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cwoolie
1 year, 8 months ago
A or C would work I guess....
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XalaGyan
11 months ago
EIGRP equal cost multi pathing by default across 2 links. if it was with passive-interface for listening to HQ only via MPLS that would work.
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cwoolie
1 year, 8 months ago
C is answer
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TMe392
1 year, 9 months ago
Floating static routes are static routes that are used to provide a backup path to a primary static or dynamic route, in the event of a link failure.
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John_Aung
2 years, 2 months ago
C is right answer?
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virtux
2 years, 5 months ago
Why not A? EIGRP support backup route (Feasible successor)
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ImAlwaysRight
2 years, 2 months ago
how to ensure that primary will have best cost? I will go with C
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andit
1 year, 10 months ago
EIGRP calculates Bandwith within its metric per default. So it should work fine.
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brzl
1 year, 8 months ago
EIGRP neighborship through the (non-VTI) tunnel is the problem. Answer C should be the right one.
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