Cisco 200-301 Practice Test 70
Question 690
An ACL is meant to block TCP 23 but permit SSH and HTTPS. Which action must follow the Telnet deny?
- No action because the implicit deny converts into permit
- Change the Telnet rule to permit udp any any eq 23
- Disable the router's IPv4 route table
- Explicit permit entries for desired traffic before the final implicit deny
Explanation
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D:Because ACLs are evaluated top-down with an implicit deny after the last explicit ACE, allowing SSH and HTTPS requires explicit permits for the intended TCP destination ports and authorized source/destination ranges. Put those permits after the Telnet deny but before any broader deny that would match them, then confirm hit counters. If the Telnet rule already excludes TCP 23, other traffic remains governed by later rules; no automatic permit exists. Proper ACE order is as important as selecting the right ports.
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A:Every Cisco IPv4 ACL ends with an implicit deny if no explicit statement matches. It does not automatically change into an implicit permit after a Telnet deny. If desired SSH and HTTPS flows lack permit entries, they will also be rejected. Make the intended allowed services explicit before the final implicit deny is reached.
B:Changing the Telnet block to permit udp ... eq 23 would allow a different protocol/port combination rather than deny ordinary TCP Telnet. It still would not create valid permits for TCP SSH port 22 and HTTPS port 443. Keep the Telnet deny where required and add correctly scoped allowances for legitimate services.
C:Disabling the IPv4 routing table would interrupt network forwarding indiscriminately and would not express a selective block on Telnet while allowing SSH and HTTPS. An ACL applies traffic policy to an operational router; routing must continue for permitted flows. Correct rule order and destination ports instead of eliminating the forwarding infrastructure.
Question 691
A broadcast OSPF network loses its DR while a healthy BDR remains. What is the expected next control-plane action?
- The switch automatically changes native VLAN on every trunk
- Every router permanently stops exchanging OSPF hellos
- The surviving BDR can transition to the DR role, followed by BDR reselection
- All connected IP interfaces immediately revert to DHCP clients
Explanation
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C:On an OSPF broadcast multiaccess network, a healthy backup designated router is positioned to assume the DR role when the current DR fails or becomes unavailable. A subsequent election or role adjustment can identify another BDR while adjacencies and LSDB flooding converge. The exact timing depends on neighbor detection and protocol state, so check show ip ospf neighbor and interface roles. The election is generally nonpreemptive; a higher-priority new neighbor does not necessarily replace the incumbent DR immediately.
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A:OSPF designated-router failure does not automatically change 802.1Q native VLAN assignments on Ethernet trunks. Those settings classify untagged frames on specific interfaces and are configured by switching policy. A DR/BDR change affects OSPF control-plane adjacency and flooding roles within the broadcast segment, not the VLAN configuration of every switch.
B:A lost DR does not permanently stop all routers from sending OSPF Hellos. Neighbor discovery continues, and the OSPF election mechanism can establish a new designated-router role. The presence of a healthy BDR is intended to reduce disruption from such a loss. Verify neighbor state and timers rather than interpreting a transient failure as permanent protocol shutdown.
D:An OSPF DR outage does not tell every connected IP interface to become a DHCP client. Router interface addressing is separately configured and may remain static throughout routing convergence. OSPF elected roles decide link-state exchange efficiency, not whether hosts or routers request leased IP addresses from an address server.
Question 692
An engineer provisions a VLAN for finance users on one switch but forgets the same VLAN on the second switch. The trunk allows its tag. What fix directly restores local forwarding on switch two?
- Enable static NAT on switch two's default gateway
- Create and activate the finance VLAN on switch two
- Disable all switchport learning on the trunk
- Change the VLAN tag to the default route metric
Explanation
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B:A trunk can be configured to allow the finance VLAN tag, but the receiving switch still needs the VLAN itself to exist and be operational for ordinary Layer 2 forwarding. Create or activate the same finance VLAN ID on switch two, and verify it appears in the active VLAN database and correct ports or trunks are members. Also confirm both trunk peers permit it and STP allows the intended path. Tag permission is not equivalent to local VLAN provisioning.
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A:Static NAT maps inside and outside IP addresses at a routed edge; it cannot create a missing Ethernet VLAN entry on a second switch. Even with a working Layer 3 gateway, VLAN-tagged traffic may be dropped or not forwarded locally if that VLAN is absent or inactive on the downstream switch. Repair the VLAN database first.
C:Disabling MAC learning on the trunk would generally make ordinary unicast switching less efficient or unreliable and would not instantiate an absent VLAN. MAC-table learning is useful after the VLAN is active and frames can enter its broadcast domain. The direct defect is missing VLAN configuration, so restore that before modifying forwarding behavior.
D:A VLAN ID is an Ethernet classification tag, while a default-route metric is part of Layer 3 path selection. Converting one value into the other has no defined configuration meaning and would not make switch two recognize finance traffic. Maintain the intended VLAN ID consistently and check local VLAN creation and operational status.
Question 693
A switch SVI uses gateway 172.22.45.79/27. A newly configured client in the same VLAN uses 172.22.45.95/27 and cannot communicate. What addressing error should be corrected?
- The gateway .79 is outside every RFC1918 private range
- The client must use a /31 mask for all VLANs
- Client .95 is the directed broadcast of 172.22.45.64/27 and needs a usable host address
- The SVI and client require identical unicast addresses to exchange traffic
Explanation
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C:The gateway.79 lies in subnet 172.22.45.64/27, which covers.64 through.95. Under conventional IPv4 addressing,.64 is the network ID and.95 is the directed broadcast, so the client's proposed.95 is not an assignable unicast address. Give it an unused value from.65 through.94 other than the gateway.79, and confirm its mask and gateway settings. An accurate network ID alone does not guarantee a valid client configuration.
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A:172.22.45.79 is inside the RFC1918 private 172.16.0.0/12 range, and with a /27 it is an ordinary host in 172.22.45.64/27. The gateway address is not excluded by being private. The actual defect is the client's choice of a reserved subnet-directed broadcast value rather than a distinct usable host.
B:A /31 is a special addressing convention for suitable point-to-point IPv4 links, not a universal replacement mask for VLANs carrying multiple clients. Setting /31 on the workstation would not correct the intended 172.22.45.64/27 shared-subnet design. Preserve the planned mask and allocate an appropriate ordinary unicast host value.
D:Two hosts or a router and host on one Ethernet VLAN must have unique addresses, not identical unicast IPs. Duplicating the SVI gateway address at the client would cause an IPv4 conflict and ARP instability. The client should use an unused address within the proper /27 usable range, with the router remaining its default gateway.
Question 694
A Cisco engineer enables OSPF on a new broadcast LAN, but the interface is shutdown. Which prerequisite must be addressed before neighbor formation?
- Delete every static route on the router before enabling OSPF
- Bring the routed interface operational with correct Layer 3 reachability
- Change the OSPF process identifier to equal the VLAN number
- Configure all clients with public DNS addresses
Explanation
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B:An administratively shut interface cannot exchange ordinary OSPF Hellos and bring up a neighbor across the intended Ethernet LAN. Remove the shutdown through an authorized no shutdown operation, verify physical and line-protocol status, and ensure the routed interface has appropriate IP addressing and link reachability. Once operational, confirm matching area, network type, timers, authentication and subnet conditions on both sides. Enabling OSPF in configuration does not substitute for an active transport link.
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A:Static routes can coexist with OSPF and are not required to be deleted before a new OSPF neighbor forms. The two route sources may compete for the same destination under administrative distance, but that does not prevent interface-level OSPF Hello exchange. Removing unrelated static routes could disrupt connectivity without fixing the shut link.
C:OSPF process identifiers are local to a router on typical IOS implementations and do not have to equal the Ethernet VLAN number or a neighbor's process ID. Matching protocol area and interface parameters is relevant, but changing the local process number does not restore an administratively disabled interface. Verify link state before reworking process identifiers.
D:Public DNS resolver addresses help clients resolve Internet names and are unrelated to forming an OSPF routing adjacency across a shut link. OSPF uses IP protocol 89 and exchanges routing control messages directly between participating interfaces. If the physical or routed interface is down, changing client DNS configuration cannot make the neighbor reachable.
Question 695
An API client sends HTTP DELETE /policies/old-guest after receiving authorization. What resource action is requested?
- Replace only one attribute while keeping all others
- Create a second policy with identical values
- Read the resource without requesting a change
- Remove the specified policy resource using the API
Explanation
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D:HTTP DELETE requests removal of the target resource identified by the endpoint, here the policy at /policies/old-guest. With authorization and valid endpoint semantics, the server may remove the policy and return an appropriate success status, possibly without a response body. Confirm the resource identifier, dependencies and change approval before issuing DELETE, because other workloads may refer to that policy. The exact result, idempotency and recovery procedures depend on the API implementation.
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A:A partial attribute change is normally expressed by a documented update method, often PATCH, rather than HTTP DELETE. DELETE addresses the resource identified by the URL for removal under that API's semantics. It is not a safe substitute for changing one field while retaining the rest of an existing policy.
B:Creating a second policy would typically involve POST or another API-specific creation operation, not a DELETE request against an existing path. The URI /policies/old-guest identifies the resource the client intends to remove. Server authorization may allow the deletion, but no duplicate resource creation follows from the DELETE method.
C:A read-only retrieval normally uses HTTP GET, which asks for a representation without requesting a resource-state change. DELETE expresses a state-changing operation, so treating it as inventory lookup can unintentionally remove policies. The authorization in the question confirms access rights, not that the operation is harmless or reversible.
Question 696
An engineer sees NAT translations for the wrong LAN subnet. What is the most direct configuration suspect?
- The switch management console line timeout
- An OSPF designated-router election on the WAN
- The ACL or match criteria selecting inside local sources for NAT
- The current SNMP sysLocation string value
Explanation
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C:Cisco IOS inside-source dynamic NAT commonly relies on an ACL or route-map-style match to identify which inside-local source addresses qualify for translation. If the wrong LAN subnet appears in translations, verify the network and wildcard in that selector, ACE ordering, and any policy route-map conditions. Also confirm inside/outside interface roles and existing stale translation entries before clearing state. An overly broad or misaligned match can translate unintended sources even when pool and overload syntax are otherwise correct.
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A:Console line timeout controls how long an administrative session remains idle before disconnecting and does not determine which LAN sources match inside NAT translation rules. It might affect an engineer's management access during troubleshooting, but cannot explain that translations are being created for the wrong subnet. Inspect the translation-selection criteria instead.
B:An OSPF designated-router election determines link-state exchange roles on a multiaccess network, not the inside-local addresses eligible for NAT. Routing adjacency and next-hop paths must work for traffic to leave, but they do not select which subnet an address-pool rule translates. The symptom points to NAT match policy rather than DR status.
D:SNMP sysLocation is an inventory text value describing device location and does not participate in NAT source classification. An incorrect string may mislead monitoring dashboards, but it cannot cause unrelated LAN traffic to match a translation ACL. Focus on actual NAT policy statements, interface roles and translation table entries.
Question 697
An engineer needs to apply an already-created named extended ACL named STAFF-IN to the routed Gi0/0 interface inbound. Which command should be present?
- ip access-group STAFF-IN in under interface Gi0/0
- switchport voice vlan STAFF-IN under Gi0/0
- logging host STAFF-IN under line vty 0 4
- ip route STAFF-IN 255.255.255.0 192.0.2.2
Explanation
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A:Under routed interface Gi0/0, ip access-group STAFF-IN in attaches the existing named extended IPv4 ACL for inbound packet evaluation. That matches traffic as it arrives at Gi0/0 before ordinary forwarding decisions, using the ACEs already defined in STAFF-IN. Verify the list exists, that its permits and denies are ordered correctly, and that traffic of interest actually enters this interface. Use show commands and hit counters to confirm policy enforcement; the name alone does not prove its content is correct.
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B:switchport voice vlan assigns a voice VLAN to a supported Layer 2 access port and is not syntax for applying a named routed IPv4 ACL. Gi0/0 is being used as a routed interface, so voice VLAN configuration would not enforce source, destination and protocol filtering for arriving IP packets. Use the interface ACL command instead.
C:logging host configures a destination for sending syslog messages and does not attach packet filtering to a router's inbound interface. The VTY context controls management-line access, another separate function. An ACL can be used to restrict administrative sessions, but the requested enforcement point is Gi0/0 ingress, not log delivery.
D:ip route installs a forwarding path toward a destination prefix and next hop, not a named extended ACL. The token STAFF-IN is an ACL identifier, not an IPv4 network address to route. Adding an incorrect static route would not filter incoming packets and could disrupt forwarding if somehow accepted in another form.
Question 698
Two switches on VLAN 51 disagree about who is root after an uplink replacement. Which command provides the best local election evidence?
- show cdp traffic
- show ip nat translations
- show spanning-tree vlan 51
- show ip dhcp binding
Explanation
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C:show spanning-tree vlan 51 displays the local spanning-tree instance state for VLAN 51, including the root bridge ID, local bridge information, relevant port roles and forwarding states. Compare this output on both switches after the uplink replacement to identify which root each sees and whether a topology or BPDU problem persists. Check VLAN presence and port consistency if their views differ. The command provides direct election evidence instead of relying on configured priority alone.
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A:show cdp traffic reports Cisco Discovery Protocol packet counters and related neighbor-advertisement activity, not the currently selected root bridge for a particular spanning-tree VLAN. CDP can identify connected devices, but it cannot replace checking bridge IDs and role/state selection. The root disagreement requires STP-specific operational evidence.
B:show ip nat translations displays address-translation mappings on a device performing NAT and has no role in deciding VLAN 51's spanning-tree root. A branch router may host NAT while switches elect Layer 2 roots independently. Checking translation state would not expose the relevant root or bridge priority comparisons.
D:show ip dhcp binding lists client address leases on a Cisco DHCP server and does not report STP bridge ID or elected root state. DHCP information can assist host IP troubleshooting, but not determining why two switches disagree about VLAN-specific loop-prevention topology. Inspect spanning-tree for VLAN 51 instead.
Question 699
A host 10.103.119.9/23 is configured to use gateway 10.103.120.1. The gateway is reachable from a different router interface but not on this LAN. Why is it not a valid ordinary on-link gateway for the host?
- The host is in 10.103.119.0/24 because every 119 third octet forces /24
- The host must send every packet to subnet-directed broadcast 10.103.119.255
- 10.103.120.1 is outside host subnet 10.103.118.0/23 and is not an on-link next hop
- The host address 10.103.119.9 is an IPv4 multicast address
Explanation
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C:A /23 prefix spans two adjacent /24-sized third-octet values. Host 10.103.119.9 belongs to 10.103.118.0/23, covering 10.103.118.0 through 10.103.119.255, while proposed gateway 10.103.120.1 is in the next /23 block and not locally resolvable as an ordinary gateway. Assign an appropriate on-link router address from the host's subnet or deliberately redesign addressing and routing. Successful reachability of.120.1 elsewhere does not make it a valid local default gateway here.
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A:A host's configured /23 mask overrides any assumption based on the third-octet number. Its subnet begins at even third octet 118 and extends through 119, not solely a /24 block named 119. An incorrect /24 assumption would lead to wrong neighbor and default-gateway decisions rather than explain the actual /23 boundary.
B:The.255 value in 10.103.119.255 is the directed broadcast endpoint of the host's /23 subnet, not a usable gateway for forwarding ordinary unicast traffic. Hosts use a valid local default-gateway unicast address and resolve its MAC with ARP. Broadcasting all packets cannot replace an on-link router next hop.
D:IPv4 multicast addresses fall within 224.0.0.0/4; the private 10.103.119.9 address is normal unicast space. The host can communicate with same-prefix peers using ARP, but the gateway proposed is outside its /23. Reclassifying the host as multicast would be a false diagnosis of an ordinary subnet addressing mistake.
Question 700
A router receives OSPF updates on an interface, yet the user subnet behind it is not announced. What should the operator verify?
- That the printer firmware supports LLDP on every port
- That Wi-Fi SSID broadcasts are enabled on a distant office AP
- That all user PCs run the same OSPF process ID
- That the user subnet's connected interface or network statement is included in OSPF
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D:Receiving OSPF updates on one interface confirms some neighbor connectivity, but does not automatically advertise every other connected user subnet. Verify that the user subnet's routed interface is operational and participates in the intended OSPF area through an interface-level ip ospf ... area ... command or a matching router-mode network statement. A passive OSPF interface suppresses Hello packets and neighbor formation on that interface while its eligible subnet remains advertised; passivity alone is not the reason a prefix is missing. Confirm the router's LSAs, any relevant summarization or filtering, and the remote routing table.
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A:Printer LLDP capability helps a switch discover endpoint and port information; it does not govern a router's OSPF link-state advertisements. An absent user prefix more likely reflects a connected interface not included in the OSPF process, an area mismatch, or applicable route filtering or summarization. Even if the user-facing interface is passive, its properly included subnet can still be advertised to neighbors elsewhere. Examine the actual interface, OSPF configuration, and LSAs instead of changing printer firmware.
B:A distant office Wi-Fi SSID advertisement affects wireless network discovery and cannot directly include a wired user prefix in a local router's OSPF link-state advertisements. If the wireless link were the transport path, it could affect connectivity, but the question states OSPF updates are already arriving. Check the source subnet's routing configuration instead.
C:User workstations generally do not run OSPF and their local process identifiers need not match the router's routing protocol settings. OSPF neighbors are formed between routing-capable participants, not every PC in the VLAN. A missing advertised LAN can exist even while all PCs have healthy IP addressing; examine the router interface or network selection.