A router's OSPF routing table shows two different paths to reach the same destination network. One path has a total cost of 80, and the other has a total cost of 50. Which path will the router prefer for forwarding packets to that destination?
The path with a total cost of 50
The path that was learned first
The router will load-balance traffic between both paths
In OSPF, the cost metric determines the preference of a route. The router will select the path with the lowest total cost because it represents the most efficient path to the destination. Therefore, the router will prefer the path with a total cost of 50 over the one with a total cost of 80. OSPF does not, by default, use paths with higher costs when lower-cost paths are available, and it does not consider the order in which paths were learned for route selection. Load balancing occurs only when multiple paths have equal cost.
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