6.6.7 IP configuration

Which of the following IP address ranges is reserved for Automatic Private IP Addressing?

169.254.0.1 - 169.254.255.254

Given that your Windows workstation has Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) implemented using default settings, which of the following TCP/IP addresses could be automatically assigned to the system should your DHCP server go down or become inaccessible?

169.254.1.26

Which of the following statements about the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) are true? (Select TWO.)

A workstation must request addressing information from a DHCP server It can deliver a DNS server address in addition to the host IP address

A Windows workstation is configured to receive its IP configuration information from a DHCP server on the company network. The user at the workstation reports that she cannot use email and is unable to reach the internet. Using the ipconfig command, you see that the workstation has been assigned the following special IP configuration: IP address: 169.254.0.1 Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0 What is this special IP configuration called?

APIPA The workstation was unable to contact the DHCP server

As the IT technician for your company, you need to ensure that IP addresses are automatically assigned to hosts while at the same time preventing the same address from being assigned twice. Which of the following services would be BEST to use?

DHCP

Which TCP/IP configuration parameter identifies the router that is used to reach hosts on remote networks?

Default gateway

You are setting up a small network in your office with one Windows server and 50 Windows workstations. You want to spend as little time as possible configuring the workstations with IP addressing information. What should you do?

Install and configure the DHCP service on your server

You have a user who takes his laptop home every day after work. When he's working in the office, the laptop must get an IP address from the DHCP server so you configure it to obtain IP and DNS information automatically. When he's working from home, the laptop must use IP and DNS information that connects with his home network. Which IP addressing method can you use to make sure he gets a network connection at home?

alternate IP configuration

Nate, an employee in your organization, has started to work from home two days a week. Nate uses the same company laptop while working in the office and working at home. Nate's laptop automatically connects to the wireless network in the office, but does not automatically connect to his home wireless network. Nate would like the laptop to connect automatically at home and at work. Which of the following would BEST allows this to happen?

configure an alternate TCP/IP configuration on the laptop's wireless adapter to use a static IP address that is compatible with the home network

A technician is configuring the static TCP/IP settings on a client computer. Which of the following configurations are needed for internet communications? (Select THREE.)

default gateway address DNS server address IP address including a subnet mask or subnet prefix length

You are the IT technician for your company. Which of the following mechanisms would BEST allow you to resolve a hostname into its associated IP address? (Select TWO).

hosts file DNS

While setting up a home office, a technician disables the DHCP service on the office router, but does not want to rely on link-local addressing. Which of the following IP addressing methods should be used?

static

A host on your network that provides a service that requires the server to always use the same IP address. Which IP addressing method can you use to manually assign the specific IP address?

static IP addressing