Exam CNX-001 topic 1 question 55 discussion

Actual exam question from CompTIA's CNX-001

Question #: 55
Topic #: 1

A user reports an issue connecting to a database server. The front-end application for this database is hosted on the company's web server. The network engineer has changed the network subnet that the company servers are located on along with the IP addresses of the servers. These are the new configurations:
New subnet for the servers is 10.10.10.64/27
Web server IP address is 10.10.10.101
Database server IP is 10.10.10.93
Which of the following is most likely causing the user's issue?

A. The web application server is not forwarding the requests.
B. The database server firewall is blocking the port to the database.
C. The DNS server is not resolving properly.
D. The web server does not have the correct network configuration.

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Suggested Answer: D 🗳️

by SuntzuLegacy at May 19, 2025, 3:18 a.m.

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SuntzuLegacy

1 month, 1 week ago

Selected Answer: D

Answer: D. The web server does not have the correct network configuration. With a subnet of 10.10.10.64/27, the valid host IP range is 10.10.10.65 through 10.10.10.94. The IP address 10.10.10.101 is outside this range, so the web server is misconfigured for the new subnet.

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