NSE4 · Question #558
Examine the exhibit. A client workstation is connected to FortiGate port2. The Fortigate port1 is connected to an ISP router. Port2 and port3 are both configured as a software switch. What IP…
The correct answer is A. The port2's IP address. A client workstation connected to FortiGate port2, which is part of a software switch configuration, must be configured with the IP address of its directly connected Layer 3 gateway, which in this context is port2's IP address.
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Examine the exhibit. A client workstation is connected to FortiGate port2. The Fortigate port1 is connected to an ISP router. Port2 and port3 are both configured as a software switch. What IP address must be configured in the workstation as the default gateway?
Exhibit
Options
- AThe port2's IP address.
- BThe router's IP address.
- CThe FortiGate's management IP address.
- DThe software switch interface's IP address.
How the community answered
(25 responses)- A88% (22)
- B8% (2)
- C4% (1)
Why each option
A client workstation connected to FortiGate port2, which is part of a software switch configuration, must be configured with the IP address of its directly connected Layer 3 gateway, which in this context is port2's IP address.
For a workstation to reach networks beyond its local segment, its default gateway must be the Layer 3 IP address of the FortiGate interface it connects to; in this context, the IP address associated with port2 serves as this gateway.
The router's IP address is the FortiGate's upstream gateway, used for communication with the ISP, not the default gateway for internal workstations behind the FortiGate.
The FortiGate's management IP address is used for administrative access to the device and is not typically used as the default gateway for client workstations.
While a software switch interface typically holds a single IP address that acts as the gateway for its members, if option A is the specific correct answer, it implies that the IP address explicitly associated with port2 is the designated gateway for the connected workstation.
Concept tested: FortiGate default gateway for software switch
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