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300-410 Practice Question: Router R1 has the following configuration: ```…
Router R1 has the following configuration:
```
interface GigabitEthernet0/1 ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.0 ip policy route-map PBR-OUT
! route-map PBR-OUT permit 10 match ip address 100 set ip next-hop 192.168.1.1 !
access-list 100 permit ip host 10.1.1.100 any
``` What is the effect of this configuration?
⚠ Common exam trap
300-410 often tests the direction of PBR application (inbound vs. outbound) and the matching criteria (source vs. destination), causing candidates to misapply the policy to outbound traffic or expect destination-based matching.
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Packets received on GigabitEthernet0/1 from source 10.1.1.100 are forwarded to next-hop 192.168.1.1.
The route-map PBR-OUT is applied as an inbound policy on interface GigabitEthernet0/1 using the 'ip policy route-map' command. The access-list 100 matches packets with source IP 10.1.1.100, and the route-map sets the next-hop to 192.168.1.1. Therefore, packets received on that interface from that source are policy-routed to the specified next-hop.
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Packets received on GigabitEthernet0/1 from source 10.1.1.100 are forwarded to next-hop 192.168.1.1.
Why this is correct
Policy-based routing matches access-list 100, which permits only source 10.1.1.100, and the route map sets next-hop 192.168.1.1. Traffic arriving on GigabitEthernet0/1 from that host is therefore forwarded to 192.168.1.1 rather than following the routing table.
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Packets transmitted out of GigabitEthernet0/1 to destination 10.1.1.100 are forwarded to next-hop 192.168.1.1.
Why it's wrong here
The policy applies to packets arriving on GigabitEthernet0/1, not those transmitted out of it, and the ACL matches source 10.1.1.100 rather than destination. It is tempting because next-hop redirection is exactly what PBR performs, and this would be correct for inbound traffic sourced from that host.
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All packets from 10.1.1.100 are dropped because the route-map does not have a permit statement.
Why it's wrong here
The route-map contains a permit sequence 10, so matching packets are policy-routed to 192.168.1.1 rather than dropped. It is tempting because an implicit deny exists when no sequence permits traffic, which would be the outcome had the permit statement been omitted.
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The configuration is invalid because the ACL must match destination, not source.
Why it's wrong here
ACLs in route-map match statements legitimately match source addresses, so the configuration is syntactically valid and functions. It is tempting because destination-based matching is common in policy routing, and such an ACL would be correct if the requirement were to redirect traffic destined to a specific server.
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