From the following list of IP addresses configured on R1, which address will the OSPF process select as the router ID?

R1 is configured with the default configuration of OSPF.

From the following list of IP addresses configured on R1, which address will the OSPF process select as the router ID?
A . 192.168.0.1
B . 172.16.1.1
C . 172.16.2.1
D . 172.16.2.225

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Answer: A

Explanation:

The Router ID (RID) is an IP address used to identify the router and is chosen using the following sequence:

+ The highest IP address assigned to a loopback (logical) interface.

+ If a loopback interface is not defined, the highest IP address of all active router’s physical interfaces will be chosen.

+ The router ID can be manually assigned

In this case, because a loopback interface is not configured so the highest active IP address 192.168.0.1 is chosen as the router ID.