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    The document discusses Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP), a Cisco proprietary protocol that enables two or more routers to use a shared virtual IP address. It defines HSRP states and groups, and how to load balance traffic across two uplinks using multiple HSRP groups. The document then introduces a lab topology to demonstrate HSRP configuration and operation.

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    The document discusses Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP), a Cisco proprietary protocol that enables two or more routers to use a shared virtual IP address. It defines HSRP states and groups, and how to load balance traffic across two uplinks using multiple HSRP groups. The document then introduces a lab topology to demonstrate HSRP configuration and operation.

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    HSRP IP Route Tracking

    May 13th, 2013 in Guide Go to comments


    In this article we will discuss about HSRP and do a lab on it.
    Quick reminder about HSRP
    + Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) is a Cisco proprietary protocol.
    + With HSRP, two or more devices support a virtual router with a fictitious MAC address and
    unique IP address
    + Hosts use this IP address as their default gateway and the MAC address for the Layer 2 header
    + The virtual routers MAC address is 0000.0c07.ACxx , in which xx is the HSRP group.
    Multiple groups (virtual routers) are allowed.
    + The Active router forwards traffic. The Standby router is backup and monitors periodic hellos
    (multicast to 224.0.0.2,
    UDP port 1985) to detect a failure of the active router.
    + The active router is chosen because it has the highest HSRP priority (default priority is 100). In
    case of a tie, the router
    with the highest configured IP address wins the election
    + A new router with a higher priority does not cause an election unless it is configured to
    preempt.
    HSRP States
    + Initial: HSRP is not running.
    + Learn: The router does not know the virtual IP address and is waiting to hear from the active
    router.
    + Listen: The router knows the IP and MAC of the virtual router, but it is not the active or
    standby router.
    + Speak: Router sends periodic HSRP hellos and participates in the election of the active router.
    + Standby: Router monitors hellos from active router and assumes responsibility if active router
    fails.
    + Active:Router forwards packets on behalf of the virtual router.
    Load balancing traffic across two uplinks to two HSRP routers with a single HSRP group is not
    possible. The trick is to use two
    HSRP groups:
    + One group assigns an active router to one switch.
    + The other group assigns another active router to the other switch.
    (Reference: SWITCH official Certification Guide)

    That is all for the boring HSRP theory, let do a lab to understand more about HSRP! We will use
    the topology below for this lab:

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