Exam 220-1002 topic 1 question 364 discussion

Actual exam question from CompTIA's 220-1002

Question #: 364
Topic #: 1

During a network server outage, the administrator's computer received an IP address of 169.254.0.10 and had no access to internal or external resources.
Which of the following should be configured to ensure the administrator's computer retains network access?

A. Alternative IP address
B. Wake-on-LAN
C. APIPA
D. Proxy setting

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Suggested Answer: A 🗳️

by JoeyPF at April 6, 2021, 9:51 p.m.

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ENGNET81

Highly Voted 4 years, 1 month ago

From Wikipedia, Wake-on-LAN (WoL) is an Ethernet or Token Ring computer networking standard that allows a computer to be turned on or awakened by a network message. the correct answer should be : A. Alternative IP address

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MomoLomo

Most Recent 3 years, 6 months ago

Selected Answer: A

you have an APIPA Address and the question clearly states what do you need to retain network access ? A for sure if you have A then even if you have APIPA connecting remotely using a will wake up on lan the pc ;)

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Cww1

3 years, 10 months ago

its gonna be A, wake-on lan is used to push updates to systems, and an apipa address is what the machine currently has

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maw619

3 years, 8 months ago

How does one go about handing out "alternative IP addresses?"lol. I think the question is telling us that the server(which could be DHCP) is off from a server and is causing everyone to get an APIPA address. The wake on Lan would essentially turn the server back on and fix the issue. I think wake on lan is correct.

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ladybug1265

4 years, 1 month ago

If the DHCP server is down, you get an APIPA address (this case)... unless you have an alternate IP address configured. If you set a static IP as an alternate, then your will computer will use the static IP instead of the APIPA when DHCP doesn't work and can't give you an active IP address.

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