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  Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) #cybersecurity #coursera #quiz #solution #network HSRP 2 different networks configurations and verification Video Tutorial click here:   Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) is a CISCO proprietary protocol, which provides redundancy for a local subnet. In HSRP, two or more routers gives an illusion of a virtual router. HSRP allows you to configure two or more routers as standby routers and only a single router as an active router at a time. All the routers in a single HSRP group shares a single MAC address and IP address, which acts as a default gateway to the local network. The  Active router  is responsible for forwarding the traffic. If it fails, the  Standby router  takes up all the responsibilities of the active router and forwards the traffic. Some important terms related to HSRP : Virtual IP :  IP address from local subnet is assigned as default gateway to all local hosts in the network. Virtual MAC address  : MAC address is generated automatic