HPE6-A86 Exam Preparation Material | HPE Network Switching Associate Exam

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Question#1

Suppose that a router has learned about network 172.18.37.0/24 from three sources C OSPF, Internal BGP, and a static route.
Which statement is true about this router’s path selection?

A. The router chooses the OSPF route, because it is trusted more than BG
B. The router chooses the best path based on the lowest cost.
C. The router chooses the option with the highest administrative distance.
D. The router chooses the static route.

Question#2

168.1.50 Incomplete 1/1/10 Dynamic
Based on the output, what is the most likely problem? (Choose 2.)

A. The switch has not sent an ARP request for 192.168.1.50.
B. The PC at 192.168.1.50 is not responding to the switch's ARP requests.
C. There is a Layer 1 or Layer 2 connectivity issue between the switch and the P
D. The default gateway is configured with the wrong IP address.
E. The PC has a duplicate IP address on the network.

Question#3

Segment

A. 3, 4, 2, 1
B. 4, 3, 1, 2
C. 3, 2, 4, 1
D. 1, 2, 4, 3

Question#4

A network operator is managing a network that has grown to include over 500 devices in a single VLAN. Users are reporting that network performance is slow, especially during peak hours. The operator notes a high level of broadcast traffic, such as ARP requests and service discovery protocols.
Why is this design a problem for network performance? (Select all that apply.)

A. Each broadcast frame must be processed by the CPU of every device in the broadcast domain.
B. Switches are unable to forward broadcast traffic, causing applications to fail.
C. A single large broadcast domain increases the number of collisions on the network.
D. Broadcast frames consume available bandwidth that could be used for unicast traffic.
E. Routers will automatically block all broadcast traffic, isolating the segment.

Question#5

A Network Technician needs to limit the number of devices that can connect to a specific switch port. The goal is to allow only the first two devices that connect to the port to gain access, and any subsequent devices should be blocked.
Which port security configuration would accomplish this?

A. `port-security client-limit 2`
B. `port-security mac-address sticky`
C. `port-security violation shutdown`
D. `port-security enable`

Exam Code: HPE6-A86
Q & A: 201 Q&As         Updated:  Nov 01,2026

 

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Exam Code: HPE6-A86
Q & A: 201 Q&As
Updated:  Nov 01,2026

 

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