Question

question #7 of 120 what metric needs to be adjusted to create a floating static route? a) priority b) subnet mask c) cost d) administrative distance

Explanation:

A floating static route is a static route that is not used as the primary route because its administrative distance is higher than the administrative distance of the dynamic routing protocol or another static route. To create a floating static route, we adjust the administrative distance so that it is higher than the administrative distance of the preferred route (e.g., the route from a dynamic routing protocol like OSPF or EIGRP).

• Option A: Priority is not the metric used for floating static routes in the context of Cisco (or general) routing; administrative distance is used instead.
• Option B: Subnet mask is used to define the network and host portions of an IP address, not for determining the preference of a route.
• Option C: Cost is a metric used in dynamic routing protocols like OSPF to calculate the best path, not for static route preference in the context of floating static routes.
• Option D: Administrative distance is the correct metric to adjust. By increasing the administrative distance of a static route, we make it less preferred (so it "floats" and is only used when the preferred route fails).

Answer:

D) Administrative distance