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350-501 Architecture Practice Question
Drag and drop the steps to configure OSPF on a Cisco IOS router into the correct order.
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Enter global configuration mode, then enable the OSPF process with 'router ospf' command, then advertise networks under the OSPF process using 'network' command.
OSPF configuration requires entering global config mode, enabling the OSPF process, and then advertising networks under the OSPF process.
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Enter global configuration mode, then enable the OSPF process with 'router ospf' command, then advertise networks under the OSPF process using 'network' command.
Why this is correct
This is the correct order because you must first enter global configuration mode to make changes, then start the OSPF process, and finally define which networks to advertise within that process.
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Advertise networks using 'network' command, then enter global config mode, then enable OSPF process.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because the 'network' command is only valid under the 'router ospf' configuration mode, so you cannot use it before enabling the OSPF process.
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Enable OSPF process, then advertise networks, then enter global config mode.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because you must be in global configuration mode before you can enable the OSPF process; the 'router ospf' command is entered from global config mode.
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Enter global configuration mode, then advertise networks, then enable OSPF process.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because the 'network' command can only be used after the OSPF process is started; it is a subcommand under 'router ospf'.
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