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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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)- A10% (2)
- B71% (15)
- C5% (1)
- D14% (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.
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.
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.
The subnet network address for 192.168.100.0/25 is 192.168.100.0, which is distinct from 192.168.100.127.
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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