SK0-005 · Question #623
An administrator is monitoring a web server and notices that it is not showing as up. During the previous night's maintenance window, the 1GB NIC was replaced with a 10GB NIC. When the administrator…
The correct answer is C. The technician did not properly remove the old NIC configuration. When a NIC is replaced, leftover configurations from the old NIC can cause conflicts, leading to network connectivity issues like "Destination host unreachable" despite services running.
Question
An administrator is monitoring a web server and notices that it is not showing as up. During the previous night's maintenance window, the 1GB NIC was replaced with a 10GB NIC. When the administrator checks the server, the web service is running. The administrator pings the server and receives the following output:
Destination host unreachable Which of the following is the most likely issue?
Options
- AThe default gateway on the new NIC is incorrect.
- BThe firewall is blocking ICMP.
- CThe technician did not properly remove the old NIC configuration.
- DThe core switch has a routing issue.
How the community answered
(50 responses)- A2% (1)
- B16% (8)
- C74% (37)
- D8% (4)
Explanation
When a NIC is replaced, leftover configurations from the old NIC can cause conflicts, leading to network connectivity issues like "Destination host unreachable" despite services running.
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