LFCS · Question #580
What DHCP option can be set on a ISC DHCP server to tell NETBIOS clients that the WINS server has the IP address 192.168.1.2?
The correct answer is D. option netbios-name-servers 192.168.1.2. This question asks for the specific ISC DHCP server option used to inform NetBIOS clients about the IP address of a WINS server.
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- Aoption netbios-wins-servers 192.168.1.2;
- Boption wins-netbios-servers 192.168.1.2;
- Coption wins-name-servers 192.168.1.2;
- Doption netbios-name-servers 192.168.1.2;
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(16 responses)- A6% (1)
- B6% (1)
- D88% (14)
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This question asks for the specific ISC DHCP server option used to inform NetBIOS clients about the IP address of a WINS server.
The option `netbios-wins-servers` is not the standard or correct syntax for defining WINS servers in ISC DHCP.
The option `wins-netbios-servers` is not the standard or correct syntax for defining WINS servers in ISC DHCP.
The option `wins-name-servers` is not the standard or correct syntax for defining WINS servers in ISC DHCP.
The ISC DHCP server uses the `option netbios-name-servers` directive to configure the IP addresses of WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) servers for NetBIOS clients on the network.
Concept tested: ISC DHCP WINS server option
Source: https://linux.die.net/man/5/dhcpd.conf
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