Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Practice Exam

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To change the maximum number of hops allowed in EIGRP, which command is correct?

metric maximum-hops NUMBER
no-auto-summary
maximum-paths NUMBER
passive-interface INTERFACE NUMBER

The correct answer is: metric maximum-hops NUMBER

The command used to change the maximum number of hops allowed in EIGRP is indeed "metric maximum-hops NUMBER." This command allows you to set a maximum limit on the number of hops that EIGRP packets can take when traversing the routing network. The default maximum hop count for EIGRP is 100, and this capacity can be changed as per network requirements to prevent routing loops or overly complex routing paths. It's important to recognize that the other commands listed do not affect hop count in EIGRP. For instance, "no-auto-summary" pertains to EIGRP's automatic summarization of routes, which is a different configuration focus. "Maximum-paths NUMBER" deals with the maximum number of equal-cost paths that EIGRP will use for load balancing, which is not related to hop count. Finally, "passive-interface INTERFACE NUMBER" allows you to specify interfaces that should not send EIGRP routing updates, which again does not impact the maximum hop count. Understanding the precise functionality of these commands is key to effectively configuring EIGRP in network scenarios.