What are two purposes of HSRP? (Choose two.)
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Correct answer: improve availability by providing redundant default gateways, group multiple routers to present a single virtual router.
Why this is the answer
Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) is a Cisco proprietary redundancy protocol designed to provide high network availability. Its primary purposes are to group multiple physical routers into a single virtual router, presenting a single virtual IP address and MAC address to end devices. This allows for redundant default gateways, meaning if the active router fails, a standby router automatically takes over, ensuring continuous network access for hosts without requiring them to reconfigure their default gateway. "Enable diskless clients to autoconfigure IP settings at boot" describes DHCP. "Distribute configuration information to hosts" is also a function of DHCP or other configuration management tools. "Allow hosts to reach remote subnets without a default gateway" is incorrect; hosts always need a default gateway to reach remote subnets.
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