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300-410 Practice Question: In BGP, what is the default administrative…
In BGP, what is the default administrative distance for eBGP routes?
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20
The default administrative distance for eBGP is 20, while for iBGP it is 200. This means eBGP routes are more trusted than iBGP routes.
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20
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eBGP routes have a default AD of 20.
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200
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200 is the default AD for iBGP.
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120
Why it's wrong here
120 is the default AD for RIP.
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110
Why it's wrong here
110 is the default AD for OSPF.
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Variation 1. What is the default BGP administrative distance for routes learned from an external peer (eBGP) in Cisco IOS-XE?
medium- ✓ A.20
- B.200
- C.110
- D.120
Why A: Cisco IOS-XE assigns eBGP routes an administrative distance of 20 by default.
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