This 350-401 practice question tests your understanding of bgp. Read the scenario carefully and evaluate each option against the stated constraints before committing to an answer. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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It allows the eBGP session to be established with a neighbor that is not directly connected, with a maximum of 2 hops.
The ebgp-multihop 2 command allows an eBGP session to be established between peers that are not directly connected at Layer 3. By setting the TTL to 2, it permits the BGP packets to traverse one intermediate router (hop) to reach the neighbor, which is necessary when using loopback interfaces for eBGP peering.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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It allows the eBGP session to be established with a neighbor that is not directly connected, with a maximum of 2 hops.
Why this is correct
Correct. ebgp-multihop increases the TTL to allow multi-hop eBGP.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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It sets the maximum number of prefixes that can be received from the neighbor to 2.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. That is controlled by maximum-prefix command.
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It limits the number of paths BGP can install for load balancing to 2.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. That is controlled by maximum-paths command.
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It enables BGP multipath for eBGP with a hop count of 2.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. ebgp-multihop does not enable multipath.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
Cisco often tests the distinction between ebgp-multihop (which adjusts TTL for non-directly connected peering) and BGP multipath (which enables load balancing), causing candidates to confuse the two features.
Trap categories for this question
Command / output trap
Incorrect. That is controlled by maximum-prefix command.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
eBGP by default sets the IP TTL to 1, which prevents packets from being forwarded beyond the directly connected subnet. The ebgp-multihop command increases the TTL to the specified value (here, 2), allowing the BGP session to traverse one router. This is commonly used when peering over loopback interfaces for redundancy, as loopbacks remain reachable even if a single physical link fails. The TTL value must be at least 2 to allow one intermediate hop, but it can be set higher for more distant peers.
KKey Concepts to Remember
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
TExam Day Tips
→Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
→Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
A network engineer at a university connects two campus buildings via a fibre link. Both routers run OSPF, but no adjacency forms — even though both routers can ping each other. The engineer finds one router is in area 0 and the other in area 1. OSPF adjacency requires matching area numbers, hello/dead timers, and network type. IP reachability alone is not enough.
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Concepts from this question explained
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BGP — This question tests BGP — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: It allows the eBGP session to be established with a neighbor that is not directly connected, with a maximum of 2 hops. — The ebgp-multihop 2 command allows an eBGP session to be established between peers that are not directly connected at Layer 3. By setting the TTL to 2, it permits the BGP packets to traverse one intermediate router (hop) to reach the neighbor, which is necessary when using loopback interfaces for eBGP peering.
What should I do if I get this 350-401 question wrong?
Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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