— Exhibit —
Router A.
interfaces {
ge-0/0/0 {
unit 0 {
family inet {
address 192.168.1.20/24 {
vrrp-group 27 {
virtual-address 192.168.1.20;
priority 255;
authentication-type simple;
authentication-key <juniper123>;
}
}

Router B.
interfaces {
ge-4/2/0 {
unit 0 {
family inet {
address 192.168.1.19/24 {
vrrp-group 27 {
virtual-address 192.168.1.20;
priority 200;
authentication-type simple;
authentication-key <juniper123>;
}
}
— Exhibit —
Referring to the exhibit, Router B comes up first and preemption is not enabled. Router A assumes
mastership for the virtual IP. Why does Router A assume a mastership role for the IP?

A.
Router A’s interface IP address and the virtual IP address match.

B.
Router A is configured with a higher priority.

C.
Router B is configured with a lower priority.

D.
Router B has a lower primary IP address for the interface.