Volume 1 - Chapter 19: IP Addressing on Hosts

Question 1

What is the range available for APIPA address?

Answer 1

169.254.0.0 /24

169.254.0.0 to 169.254.254.255

Question 2

When a host uses APIPA to choose its address, what does the host do to ensure it does not choose an address that is already in use by another host?

Answer 2

By using ARP to perform Duplicate Address Detection (DAD).

Question 3

What is the command to configure a layer 3 interface to point to an external DHCP server

Answer 3

ip helper-address address

Question 4

What command can be used on a Windows command line to display and configure network settings?

Answer 4

netsh

Question 5

What netshell command can be used to display basic IP address information for a Windows network interface?

Answer 5

netsh interface ip show config

Question 6

What netshell command can be used to display the currently configured DNS servers for a Windows network interface?

Answer 6

netsh interface ip show dnsservers

Question 7

What 2 netshell commands can be used to display the routing table for a Windows PC?

Answer 7

netstat -rn

or

netsh interface ip show route

Question 8

What MacOS specific command can be used to display the basic networking configuration for an interface?

Answer 8

network-setup -getinfo “INTERFACENAME”

Question 9

What 2 commands in Linux can be used to display the basic networking configuration for an interface?

Answer 9

ifconfig

ip address

Question 10

What 2 commands in Linux can be used to display the routing table?

Answer 10

netstat -rn

ip route