CISCO CCNA Exam – Q259

Which command is used to enable CHAP authentication, with PAP as the fallback method, on a serial interface?
CHAP authentication
A. Router(config-if)# ppp authentication chap fallback ppp
B. Router(config-if)# ppp authentication chap pap
C. Router(config-if)# authentication ppp chap fallback ppp
D. Router(config-if)# authentication ppp chap pap

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:
This command tells the router first to use CHAP and then go to PAP if CHAP isn’t available.

CISCO CCNA Exam – Q241

Refer to the exhibit.
CISCO CCNA Exam – Q241

The Bigtime router is unable to authenticate to the Littletime router. What is the cause of the problem?

A. The usernames are incorrectly configured on the two routers.
B. The passwords do not match on the two routers.
C. CHAP authentication cannot be used on a serial interface.
D. The routers cannot be connected from interface S0/0 to interface S0/0.
E. With CHAP authentication, one router must authenticate to another router. The routers cannot be configured to authenticate to each other.

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:
With CHAP authentication, the configured passwords must be identical on each router. Here, it is configured as little123 on one side and big123 on the other.