Cisco Exam 500-220 Topic 4 Question 77 Discussion

Actual exam question for Cisco's 500-220 exam

Question #: 77
Topic #: 4

A Cisco Meraki MX security appliance is trying to route a packet to the destination IP address of 172.18.24.12. Which routes contained in its routing table does it select?

AAuto VPN route 172.18.0.0/16

Bstatic route 172.16.0.0/12

Cnon-Meraki VPN route 172.18.24.0/24

Ddirectly connected 172.18.16.0/20

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Suggested Answer: C

Route Priority

Each type of route configured on the MX has a specific priority in comparison with other types of routes. The priority is as follows:

Directly Connected

Client VPN

Static Routes

AutoVPN Routes

Non-Meraki VPN Peers

BGP learned Routes

NAT*

https://documentation.meraki.com/MX/Networks_and_Routing/MX_Routing_Behavior

by Laura at Feb 12, 2025, 09:48 PM

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Lettie

1 months ago

I'm going with option D because, well, it's the only one that actually makes sense. The other options are like trying to navigate a maze blindfolded.

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Anglea

1 months ago

Oh, this is easy. It's gotta be the directly connected route. I mean, why would the Meraki MX even bother with all those fancy VPN routes when it can just take the straightforward path, you know?

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Florinda

2 months ago

Haha, the 'non-Meraki VPN route' option is like the black sheep of the family. I bet the Meraki MX would never even look at that one.

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Peggy

20 days ago

C: Definitely not the non-Meraki VPN route, that's for sure.

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Long

1 months ago

B: Yeah, that seems like the most specific route for the destination IP.

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Tasia

1 months ago

A: I think it would go for the directly connected route 172.18.16.0/20.

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Tamala

2 months ago

Wait, what? This is a Meraki MX, so it's definitely gonna use the Auto VPN route. I mean, who even uses static routes these days, right? Option A all the way!

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Melina

2 months ago

Hmm, I think it's gotta be option D. The question specifically mentions the destination IP is 172.18.24.12, and the directly connected route for 172.18.16.0/20 seems like the most specific match.

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Yoko

19 days ago

I'm not sure, but I think option D is the most suitable route based on the information provided in the question.

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Myong

23 days ago

But what about the other options? Do you think they could also be valid routes for the destination IP?

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Alberto

24 days ago

Yeah, the directly connected route is usually the most specific and preferred route for routing packets.

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Antonio

1 months ago

I agree with you, option D seems like the best match for the destination IP address.

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Anissa

2 months ago

I'm not sure, but I think the non-Meraki VPN route 172.18.24.0/24 could also be a valid choice for the appliance to select.

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Salome

3 months ago

I agree with Micheline, the directly connected route seems like the most specific match for the destination IP address.

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Micheline

3 months ago

I think the Cisco Meraki MX security appliance will select the directly connected route 172.18.16.0/20.

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