Two OSPF-enabled routers are connected over a point-to-point link. During the ExStart state, which router will be chosen as the first one to send DBD packets?

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Two OSPF-enabled routers are connected over a point-to-point link. During the ExStart state, which router will be chosen as the first one to send DBD packets?

  • the router with the highest router ID
  • the router with the lowest IP address on the connecting interface
  • the router with the highest IP address on the connecting interface
  • the router with the lowest router ID

[alert-success]Explain:In the ExStart state, the two routers decide which router will send the DBD packets first. The router with the higher router ID will be the first router to send DBD packets during the Exchange state[/alert-success]
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