220-1101 Question #496: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is A: DHCP. Receiving an IP address in the 169.254.x.x range indicates that the device has assigned itself an Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) address because it could not obtain an IP address from the DHCP server. This suggests there is a problem with the DHCP configuration or the co

Hardware and network troubleshooting

Question

A technician is configuring a SOHO network. During testing, the technician receives the IP address 169.254.2.2, but the router is assigned the address scope of 192.168.1.254/24. Which of the following is most likely the cause?

Options

ADHCP
BIPv6
CDNS
DIPv4

Explanation

Receiving an IP address in the 169.254.x.x range indicates that the device has assigned itself an Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) address because it could not obtain an IP address from the DHCP server. This suggests there is a problem with the DHCP configuration or the communication between the device and the DHCP server.

Topics

#DHCP#APIPA#IP Addressing#Network Troubleshooting

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