Free Cisco 300-410 ENARSI Actual Exam Questions - Question 11 Discussion

Question No. 11Drag & Drop

DRAG DROP Drag and drop the OSPF adjacency states from the left onto the correct descriptions on the right. 300-410 practice exam questions

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AInit
B2-way
CDown
DExchange
EExStart
FLoading
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Each router compares the DBD packets that were received from the other router
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Routers exchange information with other routers in the multiaccess network
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The neighboring router requests the other routers to send missing entries
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The network has already elected a DR and a backup BDR
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The OSPF router ID of the receiving route was not contained in the hello message.
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No hellos have been received from a neighbor router.
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Noah H.
2026-02-22

I think D is Loading since it shows more packet exchange, while C fits Exchange better with database descriptions. A for Down still makes sense as no adjacency started, and B matches ExStart due to negotiation signs.

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Ravi G.
2026-02-20

I’d put A as Down since it shows no adjacencies yet, and B definitely fits ExStart because of the master/slave dialogue. C works well for Exchange—it’s all about DB description exchange. Then D is Loading with the actual link-state info being requested and received. E looks like Full because the neighbors have synchronized completely. This sequence follows the OSPF process logically from no connection to full adjacency. It’s not just about the packet content but also the order and what each state means for neighbor relationships.

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Ravi G.
2026-02-19

I agree with placing B as ExStart because it clearly shows the master/slave negotiation. Also, A seems to fit the Down state since it’s the initial state before any communication starts. That helps separate the states nicely from the start. Once you get past Down and ExStart, the sequence to Exchange and Loading looks logical with the packet exchanges described.

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Ryan K.
2026-02-14

C fits "Exchange" since it involves database description packet exchange before loading data.

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Ryan K.
2026-02-12

I’m thinking B fits the “ExStart” state since it’s about deciding who’s the master in the exchange. That’s a key step before they start syncing databases.

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James U.
2026-01-23

I think D fits best with the "Loading" state since it involves database description packets. That helped me sort out the rest without second-guessing the sequence.

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Shah I.
2026-01-18

I swapped B and A because "ExStart" needs to happen before "Exchange," so the order they gave didn't match the actual process. That helped me line up states correctly.

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Rayan D.
2026-01-16

B, D, A, C

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