N10-009 · Question #619
A global company has acquired a local company. The companies are geographically separate. The fully utilized IP address ranges for the two companies are as follows: - Global company: 10.0.0.0/16…
The correct answer is D. Assign a NAT range to the local company. Because the two organizations use overlapping IP space, direct routing will not work. Assigning a NAT range to the local company allows immediate connectivity by translating the overlapping addresses, avoiding the disruption of renumbering the entire local company.
Question
A global company has acquired a local company. The companies are geographically separate. The fully utilized IP address ranges for the two companies are as follows:
- Global company: 10.0.0.0/16
- Local company: 10.0.0.0/24
Which of the following can the network engineer do to quickly connect the two companies and minimize user disruption?
Options
- AAssign static routing to advertise the local company's network.
- BAssign an overlapping IP address range to both companies.
- CAssign a new IP address range to the local company.
- DAssign a NAT range to the local company.
How the community answered
(34 responses)- A26% (9)
- B6% (2)
- C9% (3)
- D59% (20)
Explanation
Because the two organizations use overlapping IP space, direct routing will not work. Assigning a NAT range to the local company allows immediate connectivity by translating the overlapping addresses, avoiding the disruption of renumbering the entire local company.
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