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@MM,

That’s me, I just forgot to type my name

last post from me.

Thanks to all who helped me in the last 2 weeks. Its been quite intense. I really wasnt sure if i’d pass this with so ittle time since I decided to recert, but in the end it was OK

I must say that I kind of lost all faith in Cisco certification as a measure of real world capability when I see that question about ‘reflector port’ on the exam still. I mean – this is llke 10 years out of date!

but good luck to you all in the last 2 days before the exam go bye bye

see you around…

@boxingSurfer

Thanks for all your help, take care

@BoxingSurfer, thanks for the Questions:

I have exam in 3 hours…

Here are the answers and some missing info from your questions:

Which two statements about default FHRP behavior are true? (Choose two)
A. Pre-emption is enabled by default
B. A back up GLBP active virtual gateway can become active only in the current active router fails
C. Unless specifically configured, the priority of an HSRP router is 200
D. Standby HSRP router becomes active if it has higher priority than current active router
E. VRRP backup router becomes the master router if its priority is higher than the priority of the current

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NEW: A link in a MEC fails. The switch redistributes the load among the other operational links. What just happened?
Cant remember the answers but the only one that made sense was:
– Single MEC Link Failure

RSPAN has been configured on a Cisco Catalyst switch; however, traffic is not being replicated to the remote switch. Which type of misconfiguration is a
cause?
A. The RSPAN designated VLAN is missing the remote span command.
B. The local and remote RSPAN switches are configured using different session IDs.
C. The local RSPAN switch is replicating only Rx traffic to the remote switch.
D. The local switch is overloaded with the amount of sourced traffic that must be replicated to the remote switch.

Which two device types does DHCP snooping treat as untrusted in an ISP environment? (Choose two.)
A. end host devices
B. customer edge services
C. user-facing provider edge devices
D. provider edge devices
E. provider devices

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Which two commands show the VLANs that are present in the VLAN database? (Choose two.)
A. show running-config
B. show vlan database
C. show vlan brief
D. show vlan
E. show vlan id

Which is the Ethertype of 802.1Q frame?
A. 0x0806
B. 0x888E
C. 0x0800
D. 0x8100

Refer to the exhibit. A single server in Company is connected via EtherChannel to a single upstream switch. Which EtherChannel load balancing method on the switch makes optimal use of the redundant links as traffic flows from the routers to the server?
A. source MAC address
B. source IP address
C. source and destination MAC address
D. destination MAC address

Which feature is new in RPVST+?
A. BackboneFast is implemented.
B. UplinkFast is implemented.
C. Only the root bridge sends configuration BPDUs.
D. All ports can generate and send BPDUs.

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Which statement about VSPAN is true?
A. It can monitor ingress and egress traffic on the source VLAN.
B. It sends all VLAN traffic to the destination port regardless of the VLAN’s status.
C. It can monitor destination port traffic that belongs to a source VLAN.
D. It can monitor token ring VLANs.

In which mode of PAgP will the switch respond to but not initiate channel negotiation?
A. passive
B. on
C. off
D. auto

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HSRP – Which option is the most likely explanation of the duplicate address message logged?

(Exhibit shows output of ‘show standby’ and syslog message showing duplicate IP 10.10.1.1received from the MAC address of an obviously different HSRP group)

A. spanning-tree loop
B. HSRP misconfiguration
C. a PC with IP of 10.10.1.1
D. a hardware problem

##130.How many AVFs can be elected by GLBP member?
ANS – 4

Which two commands configure RSPAN to capture incoming and outgoing traffic on a single interface? (Choose two.)

A. monitor session 1 source interface gigabitethernet1/0/2 both

B. monitor session 1 destination remote vlan 910

##112.Which two statements about default FHRP behavior are true? (Choose two)

1. A backup GLBP active virtual gateway can become active only if the current active virtual
2. A VRRP backup virtual router becomes the master router if its priority is higher than the
priority of the current master router

##70.Which three features can be optimized by using SDM templates? (Choose three)

C. VLAN

D. access

F. routing

Which feature can *prevent ARP poisoning attacks* on a device?

-Dynamic ARP Inspection

Which two statements about VRRP object tracking are true? (Choose two.)

-The priority of a VRRP device can change in accordance with the up or down status of a VRRP object.

-VRRP can track the status of interfaces and routes.

@Everyone, who thinks there might be a wrong answer, let me know with proof of some link or info pasted. Thank you.

Clearly loosing my mind over this exam, sorry for the previous post, here are the answers to the questions posted by bixingsuerfer

Which two device types does DHCP snooping treat as untrusted in an ISP environment? (Choose two.)
A. end host devices
B. customer edge services

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Which two commands show the VLANs that are present in the VLAN database? (Choose two.)
A. show running-config
B. show vlan database

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Which type of information does the DHCP snooping binding database contain?
A. untrusted hosts with leased IP addresses

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Refer to the exhibit. A single server in Company is connected via EtherChannel to a single upstream switch. Which EtherChannel load balancing method on the switch makes optimal use of the redundant links as traffic flows from the routers to the server?

B. source IP address

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which two commands can be used to create VLAN 20

B. switchport access vlan 20
C. vlan 20

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Which two statements about sticky MAC address learning are true? (Choose two.)

B. Devices can learn sticky MAC addresses dynamically.
D. Learned addresses are saved to the running configuration by default.

Also:
A. It can be disabled only on nonmanagement interfaces.
B. The administrator must disable MAC address learning only on VLANs with exactly two ports.

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Which two restrictions of the port security feature are true? (Choose two.)
A. Static port MAC address assignments are not supported.
C. It is not supported on EtherChannel port-channel interfaces.

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In which two ways can a port respond to a port-security violation? (Choose two.)

C. The port enters the err-disabled state.
E. The SecurityViolation counter is incremented and the port sends a critical syslog message to the console.

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Which two TLVs are included in Cisco Discovery Protocol advertisements? (Choose two.)

B. VTP Management Domain TLV
E. Native VLAN TLV

Also:
port duplex and hardware info using layer 2
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A question about using CDP and LLDP at the same time on one switch. (Choose two.)

A. Can use CDP and LLDP at the same time
E. LLDP use multicast advertisement

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How many active virtual gateways can each GLBP group support?
A. 1 – correct **
B. 2
C. 4
D. 16

Which mechanism is specific for RSPAN and not for SPAN?

C. reflector port

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RSPAN has been configured on a Cisco Catalyst switch; however, traffic is not being replicated to the remote switch. Which type of misconfiguration is a cause?

A. The RSPAN designated VLAN is missing the remote span command.

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When troubleshooting a network problem, a network analyzer is connected to Port f0/1 of a LAN switch. Which command can prevent BPDU transmission on this port?

C. spanning-tree portfast bpdufilter default

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What is the default interval at which Cisco devices send Cisco Discovery Protocol advertisements?
B. 60 seconds

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Which command globally enables AAA on a device?
A. aaa new-model

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After you connected a host to switch port G0/1, the port is error disabled. Which command can you enter to determine the reason?

B. show log

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Which two statements about default FHRP behavior are true? (Choose two)
A.A backup GLBP active virtual gateway can become active only if the current active virtual gateway fails.
E. VRRP backup router becomes the master router if its priority is higher than the priority of the current

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NEW: A link in a MEC fails. The switch redistributes the load among the other operational links. What just happened?
Cant remember the answers but the only one that made sense was:
– Single MEC Link Failure

Which type of failure has occurred, if a link fails and the MEC successfully redistributes the load among the remaining operational links?

A. multiple MEC link failure
B. standby switch failure
C. active switch failure
D. single MEC link failure **Correct

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In which mode of PAgP will the switch respond to but not initiate channel negotiation?
A. passive
B. on
C. off
D. auto **Correct

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HSRP – Which option is the most likely explanation of the duplicate address message logged?

(Exhibit shows output of ‘show standby’ and syslog message showing duplicate IP 10.10.1.1 received from the MAC address of an obviously different HSRP group)

A. spanning-tree loop
B. HSRP misconfiguration **Correct
C. a PC with IP of 10.10.1.1
D. a hardware problem

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Which is the Ethertype of 802.1Q frame?
A. 0x0806
B. 0x888E
C. 0x0800
D. 0x8100 **Correct

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Which two statements about AAA with the local database are true? (Choose two.)

A. It supports a limited number of usernames and passwords.
D. Accounting is not supported locally.

Which two statements about the local user database are true? (Choose two.)

A. For console connections, it can be used only as a backup authentication method.
B. It can be configured to grant a user-specific privilege level. **Correct
C. It can store passwords in clear text only.
D. For VTY connections, it can be used only as a backup authentication method.
E. It can be used as the only method of authentication or as a backup for other methods. **Correct

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Which command do you enter on a device so that users are automatically placed in enable mode after they authenticate with TACACS+?

A. aaa authorization exec default group tacacs+ if-authenticated
B. aaa authorization exec default group tacacs+ local-case
C. aaa authorization exec default group tacacs+ enable
D. aaa authentication exec default group tacacs+ if-authenticated **Correct

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Which feature is new in RPVST+?
A. BackboneFast is implemented.
B. UplinkFast is implemented.
C. Only the root bridge sends configuration BPDUs.
D. All ports can generate and send BPDUs. **Correct ? may be

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Which statement about VSPAN is true?
A. It can monitor ingress and egress traffic on the source VLAN.

Also: if you get different options:

D . It mirrors traffic from a source port to a destination port on the same switch only

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Which command maximizes system resources for ACLs?

B. sdm prefer access

ZAm- Good luck and remember us here and report back please on questions and answer what you got on your exam.

Just passed the 300-115 got 856/1000 with a month of review from certprepare.com. No problems all answers valid from this site. This is the thrid time for my CCNP renewal and I used this site every-time. 44 Questions – VTP3, HSRP, LACP with STP were the sims. D&D on HSRP,VTP,VRRPv2 and v3.

Good luck and God bless to all.

Are there any “time requirements” to obtain your CCNP? Lets say I took the Routing test 4 years ago, I took the TShoot test 2 years ago, and passed the Switch test today. Would that make me CCNP certified?

Which two commands show the VLANs that are present in the VLAN database? (Choose two.)
A. show running-config < shows the vlan
B. show vlan database < command doesnt exist?
C. show vlan brief < shows the vlans
D. show vlan < shows the vlans
E. show vlan id < needs the vlan name or id of the vlan

? which do we go for?

@Switchy

Which two commands show the VLANs that are present in the VLAN database? (Choose two.)
A. show running-config << doesnt show the vlans
B. show vlan database << command doesnt exist?
C. show vlan brief < shows the vlans
D. show vlan < shows the vlans
E. show vlan id << needs the vlan name or id of the vlan

? which do we go for?

only two right answers

C. show vlan brief
D. show vlan

@Switchy

I should say that
show running-config
…only shows the vlans if the switch is in transparent mode

Which statement about local database device authentication is true? anyone?

@No shut
do you remember from which areas MCQs came from , part 6,7,8 or category question on the right hand side (SDM,SDM question 1 etc )

7. Which two statements are true about port security? (Choose two)
A. It is used on EtherChannel bundle.
B. It must be used on the switch interface.
C. It can be configured for SPAN.
D. It is configured on an access port.
E. ?

@ZAR
B & D

Just PASSED- 889!
44 questions total.
Questions from the certprepare premium are valid.

it was very heavy on HSRP, GLBP but was a few that i had never seen before though.

Something to do with private vlans and under what command to see which interfaces belonged to that private vlan:

sh vlan private vlan.

sims i remebered:
lacp with stp sim, HSRP (again the whole test was heavy on it)
vtpv3

Does Cisco give partial credit for the lab? I don’t think i am going to get it all.

@ipswitch
What D&Ds did you have?

ipswitch – congrat di you see any question here

ipswitch -what Dnd did you get

@MM .
The RSPAN true/false
LLDP/CDP

@ipswitch
I have seen a few variations floating around for the RSPAN True/False. Did you get the one that is exactly like the one posted on certprepare?

Just PASSED guys
44 questions total.

Questions from the certprepare premium are valid. please get the concept some small twick in the question so be careful, do the LAB as below and you will be good

SWA
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SW-A(config)#vlan 21 (1)
SW-A(config-vlan)#vlan 22 (2)
SW-A(config-vlan)#vlan 23 (3)
SW-A(config-vlan)#exit
SW-A(config)#spanning-tree vlan 11-13,21-23 root primary (4)
SW-A(config)#interface range fa0/3 – 4 (5)
SW-A(config-if)#no switchport mode access (6)
SW-A(config-if)#no switchport access vlan 98 (7)
SW-A(config-if)#switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
SW-A(config-if)#switchport mode trunk (8)
SW-A(config-if)#switchport trunk native vlan 99 (9)
SW-A(config-if)#switchport trunk allowed vlan 1,21-23 (10)
SW-A(config-if)#channel-group 1 mode active (11)
SW-A(config-if)#channel-protocol lacp (12)
SW-A(config-if)#no shutdown (13)

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SWB
=========
SW-B(config)#vlan 21 (1)
SW-B(config-vlan)#name Marketing (2)
SW-B(config-vlan)#exit
SW-B(config)#vlan 22 (3)
SW-B(config-vlan)#name Sales (4)
SW-B(config-vlan)#exit
SW-B(config)#vlan 23 (5)
SW-B(config-vlan)#name Engineering (6)
SW-B(config-vlan)#exit
SW-B(config)#vlan 99 (7)
SW-B(config-vlan)#exit
SW-B(config)#interface range Fa0/9 – 10 (8)
SW-B(config-if-range)#switchport mode access (9)
SW-B(config-if-range)#switchport access vlan 21 (10)
SW-B(config-if-range)#spanning-tree portfast (11)
SW-B(config-if-range)#no shutdown (12)
SW-B(config-if-range)#exit
SW-B(config)#interface range Fa0/13 – 14 (13)
SW-B(config-if-range)#switchport mode access (14)
SW-B(config-if-range)#switchport access vlan 22 (15)
SW-B(config-if-range)#spanning-tree portfast (16)
SW-B(config-if-range)#no shutdown (17)
SW-B(config-if-range)#exit
SW-B(config)#interface range Fa0/15 – 16 (18)
SW-B(config-if-range)#switchport mode access (19)
SW-B(config-if-range)#switchport access vlan 23 (20)
SW-B(config-if-range)#spanning-tree portfast (21)
SW-B(config-if-range)#no shutdown (22)
SW-B(config-if-range)#exit
SW-B(config)#vtp mode transparent (23)
SW-B(config)#ip default gatway 192.168.1.1
SW-B(config)#spanning-tree mode rapid-pvst (24)
SW-B(config)#interface vlan 1 (25)
SW-B(config-if)#ip address 192.168.1.11 255.255.255.0 (26)
SW-B(config-if)#no shutdown (27)
SW-B(config-if)#exit
SW-B(config)#interface range Fa0/3 – 4 (28)
SW-B(config-if)#switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q (29)
SW-B(config-if)#switchport mode trunk (30)
SW-B(config-if)#switchport trunk native vlan 99 (31)
SW-B(config-if)#switchport trunk allowed vlan 1,21-23 (32)
SW-B(config-if)#channel-group 1 mode passive (33)
SW-B(config-if)#channel-protocol lacp (34)
SW-B(config-if)#no shutdown (35)

it was very heavy on HSRP, GLBP

LAB lacp with stp

HSRP Simulator
VTPv3 Simulator

thanks, cerprepare good luck!

@NANA
What were your D&Ds?

Hello guys, many thanks for sharing the information relating to switch exam and it was useful indeed. Finally I managed to crape through.
All VTP3, HSRP, LACP with STP were the same sims and I dont think you will any have issues if practise them hard enough.
I went through all the Qs posted by Help_me yesterday (page 90), oh boy ,most of them were in and very useful indeed, hats off to all of you for sharing them.
Apologies I cant recall all of the Qs at once, but will try to update you with some Qs as they come to my mind.
I hope everyone will get through tomorrow as the last chance, and good luck for everyone.

search the following DnD in the google and cut and paste in the google including “”:

“Drag and drop the characteristic from the left to the matching STP mode on the right.”
“Drag and drop the statements about SPAN source and destination ports from the left onto the correct port types on the right.”
“Drag and Drop Drag and drop the statements about remote security databases from the left onto the correct security database types on the right.”

Some Qs to be watched out for tomorrow.

Which two statements about RSPAN VLAN are true? (Choose two.)
A. RSPAN VLAN must be configured in VLAN configuration mode using the remote-span command. B. RSPAN VLAN trunks can handle Spanning-Tree protocol, except for SPAN destination ports. C. RSPAN VLAN access ports can handle Spanning-Tree protocol in conjunction with SPAN destination ports. D. RSPAN VLAN does not support any protocols E. RSPAN VLAN traffic does not get flooded.
Correct Answer: AB

Which two commands add VLAN 20 to the VLAN configuration file? (Choose two.)
A. switch(config-if)#switchport access vlan 20 B. switch(config)#vlan configuration 20 C. switch(config)#interface vlan 20 D. switch(config-if)#switchport trunk allowed vlan 20 E. switch(config)#vlan 20
Correct Answer: CE

A single server in Company ABC is connected via EtherChannel to a single upstream Layer 2 switch. Which EtherChannel load balancing methods on the switch make optimal use of the redundant links as traffic flows from the router that is the default gateway to the server?
A. source MAC address B. source IP address C. destination MAC address D. destination IP addres

Which command do you enter to enable Dynamic ARP Inspection for VLAN 15?
A. SW1(config-vlan)# ip arp inspection vlan 15 B. SW1(config-vlan)# ip arp inspection trust C. SW1(config-if)# ip arp-inspection trust D. SW1(config)# ip arp inspection vlan 15

@delboy
You don’t have answers for the last 2.

I believe they are
A. source MAC address
D. SW1(config)# ip arp inspection vlan 15

Some Qs to be watched out for tomorrow.

A switch has been configured with the vlan dot1q tag native command. Which statement describes what the switch does with untagged frames that it receives on a trunked interface?
A. Untagged frames are forwarded via the default VLAN B. The trunked port is put in err-disable state C. It drops the untagged frames D. Untagged frames are forwarded via the native VLAN
Correct Answer: C

Which three features can be optimized by using SDM templates? (Choose three.)
A. port security B. trunk C. VLAN D. access E. DHCP snooping F. routing
Correct Answer: CDF

After you connected a host to switch port G0/1, the port error disabled. Which command can you enter to determine the reason?
A. show log B. show run interface g0/1 C. show interfaces g0/1 status D. show ip interface brief
Correct Answer: A

In which two ways can a port respond to a port-security violation? (Choose two.)
A. The port enters the err-disabled state B. The port enters the shutdown state C. The port triggers an EEM script to notify support staff and continues to forward traffic normally D. The SecurityViolation counter is incremented and the port sends an SNMP trap E. The SecurityViolation counter is incremented and the port sends a critical syslog message to the console F. The port immediately begins to drop all traffic
Correct Answer: AD

Which two operational attributes can be checked for EtherChannel ports that are in err-disabled state? (Choose two.)
A. Port mode B. Port cost C. Duplex D. DTP E. VLAN
Correct Answer: CE

@delboy

I think you answered this one wrong. Here is what I am finding to be correct.

Which two operational attributes can be checked for EtherChannel ports that are in err-disabled state? (Choose two.)
A. Port mode B. Port cost C. Duplex D. DTP E. VLAN
Correct Answer: AE