Multiple choice

A network administrator is using an application that is monitoring packets on the network and sees an EIGRP update packet. What is the purpose of the update packet?

  1. The packet is sent to discover neighbors within the EIGRP network.

  2. The packet is sent to search for network devices within an EIGRP network.

  3. The packet is used to propagate routing information within the EIGRP network.

  4. The packet is used to send an unreachable reply to another router within the EIGRP network.

  5. The packet is used to notify all routers that EIRGP has failed on one of the routers within the EIGRP network.
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Explanation

EIGRP update packets are reliable packets sent by routers to propagate routing and topology information to their neighbors within an EIGRP network. Hello packets are used for neighbor discovery.

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