A router has multiple routes to the same destination network, all learned via the same routing protocol, and each route has the same prefix length and administrative distance. Which factor will the router use to select the best path for forwarding packets?
The route with the shortest hop count to the destination
The route with the longest uptime in the routing table
The route with the lowest metric value assigned by the routing protocol
The route with the highest metric value assigned by the routing protocol
When multiple routes have identical prefix lengths and administrative distances, the router relies on the routing protocol's metric to determine the best path. The route with the lowest metric value is selected because it represents the most preferred path according to the routing protocol's calculations. Higher metric values indicate less desirable paths. Hop count is only a primary factor in routing protocols like RIP, and uptime is not considered in path selection.
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