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300-410 Practice Question: Runs the following command on Router R1: R1# show…
A network engineer runs the following command on Router R1:
R1# show snmp community
Community name: PUBLIC Community Index: PUBLIC Permission: read-only View: v1default Community name: PRIVATE Community Index: PRIVATE Permission: read-write View: v1default Community name: MONITOR Community Index: MONITOR Permission: read-only View: restricted
Based on this output, which statement is correct?
⚠ Common exam trap
Cisco often tests the misconception that simply naming a view in the community configuration automatically creates it, when in fact the view must be explicitly defined with the 'snmp-server view' command to grant any MIB access.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
✓
The 'MONITOR' community may not have access to any MIB objects if the 'restricted' view is not configured.
The 'MONITOR' community is associated with a view named 'restricted'. If that view is not explicitly configured in the SNMP view table, it does not exist, and by default SNMPv2c (used here) grants no access to any MIB objects for a non-existent view. Therefore, the MONITOR community may have no access to any MIB objects until the 'restricted' view is defined with specific OID trees.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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- ✓
The 'MONITOR' community may not have access to any MIB objects if the 'restricted' view is not configured.
Why this is correct
If the view 'restricted' is not defined, SNMP requests using the 'MONITOR' community will fail or return no data.
- ✗
The 'PUBLIC' community can be used to modify router configurations.
Why it's wrong here
The 'PUBLIC' community has read-only permission, so it cannot modify configurations.
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The 'PRIVATE' community uses a view named 'restricted'.
Why it's wrong here
The 'PRIVATE' community uses the view 'v1default', not 'restricted'.
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All three communities have the same access rights.
Why it's wrong here
The 'PRIVATE' community has read-write access, while 'PUBLIC' and 'MONITOR' are read-only.
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