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Refer to the exhibit.
A packet arrives on the VPN concentrator with source IP 10.168.70.3 and destined for IP 10.116.32.4.
What is the next hop for the packet, based on this concentrator routing table?
A packet arrives on the VPN concentrator with source IP 10.168.70.3 and destined for IP 10.116.32.4.
What is the next hop for the packet, based on this concentrator routing table?Options
Discussion
Option D The next hop is that Auto VPN peer appliance. Pretty sure that's what the routing table points to based on the destination IP.
D here. The Meraki concentrator uses the most specific match, so if the routing table shows the Auto VPN peer as next hop for 10.116.32.4, that's where it goes and not to the default gateway. Seen similar in labs, pretty sure this is right but let me know if you disagree.
If the route for 10.116.32.4 is more specific than any summary/default, D.
D , similar questions in official practice and ECMS guide point to the VPN peer as the next hop for this kind of destination.
D tbh, if the routing table lists the Auto VPN peer as the next hop for 10.116.32.4, that takes priority over any default gateway. Meraki concentrators use longest prefix match, so a specific VPN route would steer traffic to the VPN peer instead of pushing it out to the local gateway. Pretty sure that's what they want here, but let me know if you see it different.
B for me since I can't actually see the full routing table in the exhibit. If there's no visible match or default shown, I don't think we have enough detail to confidently say where 10.116.32.4 would go. Maybe I'm missing something obvious though.
I was looking at similar questions in some labs and I thought A since the default gateway could be used if there's no direct VPN route. Maybe I'm missing something, but unless that VPN entry is more specific, the packet should go out via 10.128.124.62, right? Pretty sure about A but open to corrections.
C/D? If the VPN peer route isn't more specific than a default or static, this could flip to A.
Seen similar on practice, labs with screenshots help for these VPN routing questions.
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