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CHAPTER 14First Hop Redundancy Protocol (HSRP)

The following CCNA exam topic is covered in this chapter:

3.0 IP Connectivity

3.5 Describe the purpose of first hop redundancy  protocol

images You’re about to learn how to build redundancy and load-balancing features into your network elegantly with routers that you might even have already. You really don’t need to buy some overpriced load-balancing device when you know how to configure and use Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP).

I’m going to get started with telling you the reasons why we need a ...

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