vrrp in cisco

Side-By-Side Terminology Mapping Showing Hsrp'S Active/Standby Terms Against Vrrp'S Master/Backup Equivalents
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How to Configure VRRP: The Open-Standard Alternative to HSRP

VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol) does the same job as HSRP — multiple routers sharing a virtual IP address so hosts never need to know which physical device is actually forwarding their traffic — but it’s an open IETF standard (RFC 3768) rather than a Cisco-proprietary protocol. If a network mixes equipment from different vendors,...

Muhammad Khattak 7 min read
Two Routers Sharing A Virtual Ip With Hosts On The Local Subnet Configured To Use It As Their Default Gateway
CCNA

How to Configure HSRP: Step-by-Step Guide

HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol) is Cisco’s proprietary First Hop Redundancy Protocol, designed for transparent failover of the first-hop device hosts use as their default gateway. It lets two or more routers share one virtual IP and virtual MAC address, as covered mechanically in the router redundancy article, with exactly one router actively forwarding traffic...

Muhammad Khattak 7 min read
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