CompTIA
220-1202 · Question #266
A company computer is being repurposed within an organization. The existing configuration has a static IP address, but it is no longer required. Which of the following should a technician do to…
The correct answer is C. Switch the NIC settings from manual to automatic. Switching the NIC settings from manual to automatic allows the computer to obtain its IP configuration dynamically from DHCP, which is appropriate when a static IP address is no longer
Submitted by rachelw· Mar 30, 2026
Question
A company computer is being repurposed within an organization. The existing configuration has a static IP address, but it is no longer required. Which of the following should a technician do to satisfy the network requirements?
Options
- AMake a DHCP reservation for the computer
- BCreate an exclusion in the existing IP scheme
- CSwitch the NIC settings from manual to automatic
- DChange the currently assigned static IP
How the community answered
(28 responses)- A4% (1)
- B7% (2)
- C79% (22)
- D11% (3)
Explanation
Switching the NIC settings from manual to automatic allows the computer to obtain its IP configuration dynamically from DHCP, which is appropriate when a static IP address is no longer
Topics
#IP configuration#DHCP client#NIC settings#Static IP
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