CCNP Practice Question: Drag and drop the steps of OSPF virtual link…

Drag and drop the steps of OSPF virtual link configuration into the correct order, from first to last.

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Identify the ABR in the transit area

A virtual link connects a non-backbone area to Area 0 through a transit area. First, identify the ABR with the transit area, then configure the virtual link on both ABRs using the router ID of the neighbor, ensure the transit area has full OSPF adjacency, and finally verify the virtual link is operational.

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Routing Protocol Comparison

Protocol	Metric	Max Hops	Algorithm	Type
RIP v2	Hop count	15	Bellman-Ford	Distance vector
OSPF	Cost (bandwidth)	Unlimited	Dijkstra (SPF)	Link state
EIGRP	Composite metric	Unlimited	DUAL	Hybrid
IS-IS	Cost	Unlimited	Dijkstra	Link state
BGP	Policy / attributes	Unlimited	Path vector	Path vector

RIP's 15-hop limit makes it unsuitable for large networks. OSPF and EIGRP dominate modern enterprise deployments.

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