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A router has the entries 172.16.32.0/20 → port A, 172.16.35.0/24 → port B and 0.0.0.0/0 → port C. A packet addressed to 172.16.35.7 is forw…

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A router has the entries 172.16.32.0/20 → port A, 172.16.35.0/24 → port B and 0.0.0.0/0 → port C. A packet addressed to 172.16.35.7 is forwarded through

Aport A
Bport C
Cport B
Dit is dropped

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The address matches all three entries, and longest-prefix matching selects the most specific one, the /24 entry for port B.

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