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HSRP failover walkthrough

R1 and R2 share virtual IP 10.0.10.254. Kill the active router or its uplink — watch the standby preempt with the virtual MAC and keep the LAN\'s default gateway alive. Priority, tracking, and hold timers all real.

Group 1 · vIP 10.0.10.254 · vMAC 0000.0c07.ac01
WAN / InternetR1.1 vMAC ac01ACTIVEpri 110R2.2 vMAC ac01STANDBYpri 100L2 SWITCHPC-APC-BvIP 10.0.10.254
Client ARP behavior
PCs ARP for 10.0.10.254 → get virtual MAC 0000.0c07.ac01. Frames land on R1 — the active router.
HSRP event log
Waiting for HSRP events…

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