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220-1002 · Question #807

A proxy server is required for Internet access from a corporate network. Which of the following should a technician perform to manually configure a Windows 10 device for Internet access?

The correct answer is B. Enable the use of a proxy server and enter an address for it under Control Panel > Internet. Proxy settings for a Windows 10 device must be manually configured through the proxy settings in Control Panel's Internet Options or the Settings app.

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Question

A proxy server is required for Internet access from a corporate network. Which of the following should a technician perform to manually configure a Windows 10 device for Internet access?

Options

  • AAdd the proxy server's URL and IP address to the computer's hosts file under
  • BEnable the use of a proxy server and enter an address for it under Control Panel > Internet
  • COpen a command prompt and run ipconfig /release, followed by ipconfig /renew.
  • DSet the proxy server as the default gateway under the computer's network connection IP settings

How the community answered

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  • B
    88% (22)
  • C
    8% (2)
  • D
    4% (1)

Why each option

Proxy settings for a Windows 10 device must be manually configured through the proxy settings in Control Panel's Internet Options or the Settings app.

AAdd the proxy server's URL and IP address to the computer's hosts file under

The hosts file maps hostnames to IP addresses for DNS resolution and has no functionality related to proxy server configuration.

BEnable the use of a proxy server and enter an address for it under Control Panel > InternetCorrect

In Windows 10, proxy server settings are configured under Control Panel - Internet Options - Connections - LAN Settings, or via Settings - Network and Internet - Proxy. Enabling the proxy and entering the server address and port there causes all WinINet-based traffic to route through the corporate proxy, which is the standard manual configuration method.

COpen a command prompt and run ipconfig /release, followed by ipconfig /renew.

Running ipconfig /release and /renew releases and renews a DHCP lease to obtain a new IP address, which has no effect on proxy server settings.

DSet the proxy server as the default gateway under the computer's network connection IP settings

The default gateway is the router address used for routing traffic outside the local subnet and is unrelated to proxy server configuration.

Concept tested: Manual proxy server configuration in Windows 10

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/networking/configure-proxy-server-settings

Topics

#proxy server#Internet Options#Windows 10#network configuration

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