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A network administrator incorrectly configures manually the DNS Routing


server IP address on the clients TCP/IP adapter setting. The default
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gateway of the network which is the internet router has the correct
DNS entry in its configuration. The clients IP address, subnet mask Cisco Networking Concepts

and the default gateway information is provided by the DHCP server


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on the router. Would the client be able to browse?
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a) The client will not be able to browse
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b) The client would send the webpage request to the router and it would use the

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c) It would have been possible for the client to browse if the routers IP address
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d) The client ignores the DNS IP address setting on the TCP/IP adapter
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configuration as it accepts its IP address from the DHCP server and would be
able to browse irrespective of the incorrect configuration. System administrator interview
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An open office measuring an area of 1000 sqft has wireless access
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points operating in 802.11 g mode. The total number of access points
in the room is 4. Users start to complain that they lose connectivity Ping interview questions
occasionally. W hat could be the issue?
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a) Users wlan radio would be operating in 802.11 b mode Linux Networking Interview Questions
b) Overlapping channels in wireless access points
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c) Reauthentication issue with users encryption keys
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A network administrator has been asked to deploy a DHCP server on
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the network to migrate from static to dynamic IP address setting on
users. After the deployment the users started to complain about Wireless networking interview questions
unavailability of internet. What could be the possible reason?
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Protocols
a) The DHCP Servers domain name would not have been registered on the
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b) DHCP Server created a broadcast storm which made the internet


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unavailable to the users
c) DNS Server IP address was not configured as a DHCP server options field. TCP IP Interview questions

d) A route from the DHCP server was not configured to communicate with the
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internet router
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A user in the company network complains that he is unable to connect
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to a FTP server on the internet. The user attempts to connect to the
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internet FTP server through a network layer firewall. The FTP server
and client use Active FTP protocol. W hat could be the possible issue? Network Security Interview questions

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a) Data and control port for the FTP server is not configured on the firewall
b) Dynamic ports for connecting to the client from the FTP server is not Network Analyst interview questions

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configured on the firewall


c) Network layer firewall does not understand FTP which is an application
layer protocol
d) This is a limitation with Active FTP and firewalls.

A network consultant deploys a network with 2 ethernet switches


interconnected to each other with two physical links. After
deployment, the company administrator provided IP addresses to the
clients ( 20 PC’s on swicth1 and 20 PC’s on switch 2 )but accidentally
provides an incorrect default gateway (Non existent IP address) for
the users. After some time the administrator observes that LED of 2
switches starts flashing and the link is broken. W hat is the root issue?

a) The incorrect default gateway


b) Layer 2 loop
c) Rate limit on internet traffic on switch interconnected ports not configured
d) Multicast traffic not handled efficiently

A tech support engineer has a case which needs to be resolved at the


earliest. Details below

1.Customer is able to ping the default gateway from the PC (default gateway IP
is home router LAN IP address)
2.Customer is able to ping its DNS server which is also the default gateway
from the PC.
3.Customer is unable to ping IP address of servers on the internet (Ex: IP
address of tcpipguru.com) from the PC.
4.Customer is able to ping servers on the internet from the default gateway
(Home router console)
5.Customers TCP/IP address setting:

IP Address: 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.2
DNS Primary: 192.168.1.2
DNS Secondary: 192.168.1.1
Default Gateway IP address
192.168.1.1

What is the cause for point 3?

a) Incorrect primary DNS IP address

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b) Proxy information should be provided for internet ping request


c) Default gateway incorrect in TCP/IP setting
d) Route entry missing on the TCP/IP settings provided

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