SK0-005 · Question #436
An administrator is able to ping the default gateway and internet sites by name from a file server. The file server is not able to ping the print server by name. The administrator is able to ping…
The correct answer is D. The hosts file is misconfigured. The hosts file is a file that maps hostnames to IP addresses on a server or a computer. It can be used to override or supplement the DNS (Domain Name System) resolution for certain hosts or domains. If the hosts file is misconfigured, it may return a different IP address for a…
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An administrator is able to ping the default gateway and internet sites by name from a file server. The file server is not able to ping the print server by name. The administrator is able to ping the file server from the print server by both IP address and computer name. When initiating an nslookup from the file server for the print server, a different IP address is returned. Which of the following is most likely the cause?
Options
- AFirewall is blocking the ICMP echo reply.
- BThe DHCP scope option is income ct.
- CThe DNS entries for the print server are incorrect.
- DThe hosts file is misconfigured.
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(53 responses)- A4% (2)
- B4% (2)
- C9% (5)
- D83% (44)
Explanation
The hosts file is a file that maps hostnames to IP addresses on a server or a computer. It can be used to override or supplement the DNS (Domain Name System) resolution for certain hosts or domains. If the hosts file is misconfigured, it may return a different IP address for a hostname than the one registered in the DNS server, causing connectivity issues or errors.
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