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SK0-003 · Question #56

A server has been assigned the 192.168.100.127/25 IP address. The server is experiencing strange network connectivity related problems. Which of the following would BEST describe the problem?

The correct answer is B. IP address is a subnet broadcast address. The problem describes network connectivity issues because the assigned IP address is the subnet broadcast address, which cannot be used by a host.

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Question

A server has been assigned the 192.168.100.127/25 IP address. The server is experiencing strange network connectivity related problems. Which of the following would BEST describe the problem?

Options

  • AIP address is classful.
  • BIP address is a subnet broadcast address.
  • CIP address is a subnet network address.
  • DIP address is classless.

How the community answered

(21 responses)
  • A
    10% (2)
  • B
    71% (15)
  • C
    5% (1)
  • D
    14% (3)

Why each option

The problem describes network connectivity issues because the assigned IP address is the subnet broadcast address, which cannot be used by a host.

AIP address is classful.

The address 192.168.100.127/25 is explicitly defined with a /25 subnet mask, indicating a classless inter-domain routing (CIDR) address, not necessarily a classful one, and being classful isn't inherently a connectivity problem.

BIP address is a subnet broadcast address.Correct

For the subnet 192.168.100.0/25, the subnet mask is 255.255.255.128, which results in two subnets: 192.168.100.0/25 (hosts .1-.126, broadcast .127) and 192.168.100.128/25 (hosts .129-.254, broadcast .255). The address 192.168.100.127 is the broadcast address for the 192.168.100.0/25 subnet, and assigning a broadcast address to a host will cause connectivity problems as it is reserved for sending data to all hosts on that subnet.

CIP address is a subnet network address.

The subnet network address for 192.168.100.0/25 is 192.168.100.0, which is distinct from 192.168.100.127.

DIP address is classless.

The address 192.168.100.127/25 is indeed classless (CIDR), but this fact alone does not describe the specific "strange network connectivity related problems" as being classless is the standard modern practice.

Concept tested: Subnet broadcast address identification

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/network-fundamentals/3-network-addressing

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#IP addressing#subnetting#broadcast address#network troubleshooting

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