Which floating static route will provide a backup to the 10.10.0.0/16 network if the link between R1 and Branch2 goes down?

Which floating static route will provide a backup to the 10.10.0.0/16 network if the link between R1 and Branch2 goes down?

• A. ip route 10.10.0.0 255.255.0.0 209.165.200.225 100
• B. ip route 10.10.0.0 255.255.0.0 s0/0/0 200
• C. ip route 10.10.0.0 0.0.0.0 209.165.200.225 50
• D. ip route 10.10.0.0 255.255.0.0 null0

Answer: (A)

The correct choice is the floating static route that provides a backup to the primary route to the 10.10.0.0/16 network when the direct link, in this case between R1 and Branch2, goes down. In this context, a floating static route is essentially a static route that is assigned a higher administrative distance compared to the primary route, allowing the routing protocol or primary static route to take precedence during normal operations. If the primary route goes down, the floating static route with the lower administrative distance can then become active. The correct answer employs an administrative distance of 100, which is higher than the default distance of directly connected routes (which is 0) and static routes (which is 1) but lower than the typical administrative distances of routing protocols like EIGRP (which is 90) and OSPF (which is 110). This means that the floating static route will remain inactive until the primary link fails, at which point it will be used to route traffic to the 10.10.0.0/16 network through the specified next-hop address (209.165.200.225). The next-hop address indicates the backup path for the 10.10.0.0

The correct choice is the floating static route that provides a backup to the primary route to the 10.10.0.0/16 network when the direct link, in this case between R1 and Branch2, goes down.

In this context, a floating static route is essentially a static route that is assigned a higher administrative distance compared to the primary route, allowing the routing protocol or primary static route to take precedence during normal operations. If the primary route goes down, the floating static route with the lower administrative distance can then become active.

The correct answer employs an administrative distance of 100, which is higher than the default distance of directly connected routes (which is 0) and static routes (which is 1) but lower than the typical administrative distances of routing protocols like EIGRP (which is 90) and OSPF (which is 110). This means that the floating static route will remain inactive until the primary link fails, at which point it will be used to route traffic to the 10.10.0.0/16 network through the specified next-hop address (209.165.200.225).

The next-hop address indicates the backup path for the 10.10.0.0