220-801 · Question #549
Which of the following features of Windows allows a device to have a default IP address if a DHCP server is not available?
The correct answer is A. APIPA. APIPA (Automatic Private IP Addressing) is a Windows feature that automatically assigns a self-configured IP address in the 169.254.0.1 to 169.254.255.254 range when a DHCP server cannot be reached. This allows the device to communicate on a local network segment even without a…
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Which of the following features of Windows allows a device to have a default IP address if a DHCP server is not available?
Options
- AAPIPA
- BARP
- CIPv6
- DDNS
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Explanation
APIPA (Automatic Private IP Addressing) is a Windows feature that automatically assigns a self-configured IP address in the 169.254.0.1 to 169.254.255.254 range when a DHCP server cannot be reached. This allows the device to communicate on a local network segment even without a DHCP server. ARP resolves IP to MAC addresses, IPv6 is an IP addressing protocol, and DNS resolves hostnames to IP addresses - none of these provide fallback IP assignment.
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