NSE7 Advanced Networking and SD-WAN Practice Question
A FortiGate is in a multi-area OSPF environment. The administrator needs to redistribute connected routes from area 1 into OSPF. Which THREE steps are required? (Choose three.)
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to confuse 'redistribute connected' with simply enabling OSPF on an interface or using passive interfaces, forgetting that redistribution is a separate process requiring explicit configuration and optional tuning with route maps and metric settings.
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Correct answer & explanation
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Configure 'redistribute connected' under the OSPF configuration.
The 'redistribute connected' command under OSPF configuration is the fundamental step to inject connected routes into the OSPF domain. Without this command, OSPF will not advertise any connected routes that are not already part of an OSPF-enabled interface.
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Configure the connected interfaces as OSPF passive interfaces.
Why it's wrong here
Passive interfaces do not send OSPF hellos, but redistribution does not require them to be passive.
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Configure 'redistribute connected' under the OSPF configuration.
Why this is correct
Redistribution of connected routes must be enabled in the OSPF process.
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Create a route map to filter which connected routes are redistributed.
Why this is correct
A route map can be used to selectively redistribute routes.
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Set the 'redistribute connected' metric and metric-type.
Why this is correct
When redistributing, you typically set a metric and metric-type (e.g., type 1 or type 2) to influence routing.
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Enable 'default-information originate' to advertise a default route.
Why it's wrong here
Default information is separate from connected route redistribution.
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