300-410 Practice Question: In a VRF-Lite environment running EIGRP, what is…

In a VRF-Lite environment running EIGRP, what is the default maximum hop count for routes?

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100

EIGRP uses a maximum hop count of 100 by default, though it is not a metric but a TTL-like limit to prevent routing loops.

Answer analysis

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15
Why it's wrong here
This is the maximum hop count for RIP.
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100
Why this is correct
EIGRP defaults to a maximum hop count of 100.
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255
Why it's wrong here
This is the maximum TTL value in IP, not an EIGRP hop count limit.
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16
Why it's wrong here
This is the metric for an unreachable route in RIP.

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Quick reference

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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