220-1101 Networking Practice Test 6 — 15 Questions

Question 1

A small office uses a single router with DHCP enabled (192.168.1.0/24). A technician configures a network printer with a static IP address of 192.168.1.150, subnet mask 255.255.255.0, default gateway 192.168.1.1, and DNS server 8.8.8.8. The printer is connected to the same switch as the workstations. Workstations can ping the router but cannot ping the printer. The printer can ping its own IP and the router. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?

Accepted Answer

The printer's static IP address is within the DHCP scope.. The printer's static IP address 192.168.1.150 falls within the router's DHCP scope (typically 192.168.1.100–192.168.1.199 for a /24 network). When a DHCP server assigns an address to a workstation, it may hand out 192.168.1.150, creating an IP address conflict. This conflict causes intermittent or complete loss of connectivity to the printer because the router and switch see two devices claiming the same IP, and ARP tables become unstable. Workstations can ping the router because their own IPs are valid, but they cannot reach the printer due to the duplicate address.

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The printer's firewall is blocking ICMP.

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The printer's subnet mask is incorrect.

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The printer's default gateway is incorrect.

Question 2

A small office network uses a router with DHCP enabled (192.168.1.0/24). A technician configures a network printer with a static IP address of 192.168.1.150, subnet mask 255.255.255.0, default gateway 192.168.1.1. Workstations on the same subnet can ping the router (192.168.1.1) and other workstations, but cannot ping the printer. The printer can ping its own IP and the router. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?

Accepted Answer

The printer's static IP address is within the DHCP scope and conflicts with a lease assigned to another device.. The printer's static IP address 192.168.1.150 falls within the DHCP scope (192.168.1.0/24). If the DHCP server has already leased that address to another device, a conflict occurs. The printer can ping its own IP and the router because its local stack and gateway are configured correctly, but workstations cannot reach it because the router's ARP table or the switch may map the IP to the wrong MAC address, or the conflicting device actively responds to ARP requests, causing communication failures.

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The printer's default gateway is set incorrectly.

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The printer's subnet mask is incorrect.

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The switch port the printer is connected to is malfunctioning.

Question 3

A technician is configuring a small office network with a managed switch. The network has two VLANs: VLAN 10 for workstations (192.168.10.0/24) and VLAN 20 for servers (192.168.20.0/24). The switch ports for workstations are set to access mode and assigned to VLAN 10. The server ports are also set to access mode and assigned to VLAN 20. The router is connected to one of the switch ports and is configured with subinterfaces (192.168.10.1 on VLAN 10 and 192.168.20.1 on VLAN 20) to route between VLANs. A workstation on VLAN 10 cannot ping a server on VLAN 20. The workstation can ping other workstations on VLAN 10. The technician has verified the router subinterfaces are configured correctly. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the problem?

Accepted Answer

B. The workstation can ping other workstations on VLAN 10, confirming Layer 2 connectivity within the VLAN. The router subinterfaces are correctly configured, so the issue is likely that the switch port connecting to the router is not configured as a trunk port. Without a trunk, the switch cannot carry both VLAN 10 and VLAN 20 traffic to the router, preventing inter-VLAN routing.

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A

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C

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D

Question 4

A user reports that their workstation cannot access network resources. The technician runs ipconfig and sees the following: IP address: 192.168.1.100, Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0, Default gateway: 192.168.1.1. The technician pings 127.0.0.1 (success), pings 192.168.1.100 (success), but pinging 192.168.1.1 fails. Other workstations on the same subnet can ping the default gateway successfully. The cable is connected and the link light is on. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?

Accepted Answer

Duplicate IP address.. The workstation has a valid IP address and subnet mask, and the loopback (127.0.0.1) and its own IP (192.168.1.100) respond to ping, confirming the TCP/IP stack and network interface are working. The failure to ping the default gateway (192.168.1.1) while other workstations on the same subnet can reach it indicates a local issue. A duplicate IP address on the network would cause the workstation to receive no reply from the gateway because the gateway's ARP table may map the IP to another device's MAC address, or the duplicate device may respond with a conflicting ARP reply, preventing proper communication.

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DNS server is not configured.

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Incorrect subnet mask.

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Firewall on the workstation blocking ICMP.

Question 5

A technician is setting up a small office network. The router is configured with DHCP and provides addresses in the 192.168.1.0/24 range. A workstation obtains an IP address of 192.168.1.15 but cannot access any external websites. The workstation can ping the default gateway (192.168.1.1) and other local workstations. Which of the following is the most likely cause?

Accepted Answer

The DNS server address is not configured. The workstation can ping the default gateway and local devices, confirming that Layer 3 connectivity and the default gateway are functional. However, it cannot access external websites, which typically requires DNS resolution to translate domain names to IP addresses. Since the router's DHCP is configured but the workstation lacks a DNS server address, name resolution fails, preventing web access while IP-level communication remains intact.

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The workstation's subnet mask is incorrect

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The default gateway is not set

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The router's DHCP pool is exhausted

Question 6

A technician is troubleshooting a workstation that is connected to a managed switch. The link lights on both the workstation and switch are illuminated, but the workstation cannot obtain an IP address from the DHCP server. The technician manually configures a static IP address (192.168.1.100, subnet mask 255.255.255.0, default gateway 192.168.1.1) on the workstation, but it still cannot ping the router (192.168.1.1). Other workstations on the same switch can ping the router successfully. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this issue?

Accepted Answer

Speed/duplex mismatch between the switch port and the workstation NIC. The link lights are on, indicating Layer 1 connectivity, but the inability to obtain a DHCP lease or ping the gateway despite a correct static IP suggests a Layer 2 issue. A speed/duplex mismatch causes excessive frame errors and collisions, effectively breaking communication even though the physical link appears active. This is the most likely cause because other workstations on the same switch work fine, isolating the problem to the specific switch port or workstation NIC configuration.

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Duplicate IP address on the network

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Incorrect subnet mask

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Damaged Ethernet cable

Question 7

A technician sets up a small office network. The router is configured with DHCP providing addresses in the 192.168.1.0/24 range. A new employee's laptop obtains an IP address of 192.168.1.50, subnet mask 255.255.255.0, and default gateway 192.168.1.1. The laptop can ping other local workstations and the router (192.168.1.1), but cannot access any external websites by domain name or IP address. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this issue?

Accepted Answer

The router's WAN connection is not properly configured or is down.. The laptop can ping the local router (192.168.1.1) and other local workstations, which confirms that the laptop's IP configuration (address, subnet mask, default gateway) is correct and that the local LAN is functioning. However, the inability to reach any external websites by either domain name or IP address indicates that the router cannot forward traffic beyond its local subnet. The most likely cause is that the router's WAN connection is not properly configured or is down, preventing any outbound traffic from reaching the internet.

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The laptop's DNS server configuration is incorrect.

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The default gateway is not set correctly on the laptop.

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A firewall on the router is blocking all outbound traffic from the laptop.

Question 8

A technician connects a new workstation to a wall jack in an office. The link lights on both the workstation's NIC and the switch port are solid green. The workstation cannot obtain an IP address via DHCP. The technician manually assigns a static IP address in the same subnet as other working workstations (192.168.1.100/24, gateway 192.168.1.1), but the workstation still cannot ping the gateway or any other device on the network. Other workstations connected to the same switch can access network resources normally. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this issue?

Accepted Answer

The switch port has port security enabled, and the workstation's MAC address is not allowed. The solid link lights indicate Layer 1 connectivity is good, ruling out a faulty cable. The inability to obtain an IP via DHCP and the failure to ping the gateway even with a manually assigned static IP in the correct subnet point to a Layer 2 filtering mechanism. Port security on the switch port is the most likely cause, as it would block all traffic from an unauthorized MAC address, preventing DHCP discovery and any subsequent communication, even with a valid static IP.

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The IP address 192.168.1.100 is already in use by another device

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The Ethernet cable is faulty

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The DHCP server has exhausted its IP address pool

Question 9

A company uses a managed PoE switch to power IP phones. A new IP phone is connected to a wall jack that is patched to the switch. The switch port shows 'not powered' in the management interface, even though PoE is enabled globally and the phone is known to work. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?

Accepted Answer

The PoE power budget for the switch has been exceeded. The most likely cause is that the PoE power budget for the switch has been exceeded. Even though PoE is enabled globally, the switch can only supply a finite amount of total power (e.g., 370W for a Cisco 3750X). If the cumulative power draw of all connected devices surpasses this budget, the switch will deny power to new devices, showing the port as 'not powered' while the phone itself is known to work.

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The patch cable is a crossover cable

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The IP phone requires a higher PoE standard than the switch supports

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The port is administratively disabled

Question 10

A small office network uses a managed switch with port security enabled. A new employee connects their laptop to a configured port, but the laptop cannot obtain an IP address or communicate on the network. The link light on the switch port is on. Other ports in the same VLAN work correctly. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?

Accepted Answer

The switch port has MAC address filtering enabled that does not include the laptop's MAC. Port security with MAC address filtering restricts which devices can communicate through a switch port based on their MAC address. Since the link light is on (Layer 1 is up) but the laptop cannot obtain an IP address or communicate, the switch is likely dropping frames from the laptop's MAC because it is not in the allowed MAC list. This prevents DHCP discovery and all other traffic, even though the physical connection is established.

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The switch port is administratively shut down

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The laptop has a static IP address that conflicts with another device

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The switch port is not in the correct VLAN

Question 11

A technician is configuring a new VLAN for the accounting department on a managed switch. The switch is connected to a router-on-a-stick configuration for inter-VLAN routing. The technician creates VLAN 30 (Accounting) on the switch, assigns ports 6-10 to access mode in VLAN 30, and configures the switch's trunk port to the router to allow VLAN 30. The router's subinterface for VLAN 30 is configured with IP address 192.168.30.1/24. A workstation on port 6 (static IP 192.168.30.10/24) cannot communicate with a server on VLAN 20 (192.168.20.50/24) that it could reach previously when both were on the same VLAN. Other workstations in VLAN 30 can ping the router's subinterface (192.168.30.1). Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the issue?

Accepted Answer

An ACL on the router is blocking traffic from VLAN 30 to VLAN 20. The workstation can ping the router's subinterface (192.168.30.1), proving that VLAN 30 is correctly configured on both the switch and the router, and that the trunk is tagging VLAN 30 properly. The issue is that the workstation cannot reach a server on VLAN 20, which requires inter-VLAN routing through the router. Since basic connectivity to the router works, the most likely cause is an ACL on the router that is explicitly denying traffic from VLAN 30 to VLAN 20.

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The workstation's default gateway is incorrect

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The trunk port is not tagging VLAN 30 correctly

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The server's IP address is on a different subnet than its VLAN

Question 12

A workstation is connected to a managed switch. It obtains a valid IP address (192.168.10.50) from the DHCP server, but it cannot ping the default gateway (192.168.10.1). The link light on both the workstation NIC and the switch port are solid green. Other workstations on the same switch CAN ping the default gateway successfully. The technician accesses the switch management interface and finds that the workstation's port is configured as an access port on VLAN 10. The default gateway is located on VLAN 20. An inter-VLAN router is configured but not explicitly allowing VLAN 10 access to VLAN 20. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the problem?

Accepted Answer

The switch port is assigned to VLAN 10, while the default gateway exists on VLAN 20, preventing connectivity without proper inter-VLAN routing.. The workstation is on VLAN 10, but the default gateway is on VLAN 20. Without inter-VLAN routing explicitly allowing traffic between VLAN 10 and VLAN 20, the workstation cannot reach the gateway, even though it has a valid IP address from the correct subnet. The link lights are solid green, indicating Layer 1 connectivity is fine, and other workstations on the same switch can ping the gateway, confirming the switch and gateway are operational.

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The workstation's IP address is from a different subnet than the default gateway.

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The workstation's network interface card (NIC) is malfunctioning.

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The DHCP server provided an incorrect default gateway address.

Question 13

A technician configured a workstation with a static IP address of 192.168.1.100, subnet mask 255.255.255.0, default gateway 192.168.1.1, and DNS server 8.8.8.8. The workstation can successfully ping the default gateway and other local devices on the same subnet. However, the user cannot browse any websites. The technician verifies that the internet connection is working from other devices on the network. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason the workstation cannot access websites?

Accepted Answer

The DNS server is unreachable, preventing domain name resolution.. The workstation can ping the default gateway and local devices, confirming that Layer 3 IP connectivity and the subnet mask are correct. However, it cannot browse websites, which requires DNS resolution to translate domain names into IP addresses. Since the DNS server 8.8.8.8 is unreachable (possibly blocked or not responding), the browser cannot resolve website names, even though internet connectivity exists for other devices.

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The default gateway is incorrect.

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The subnet mask is incorrect.

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The workstation has a duplicate IP address.

Question 14

A small office uses a DHCP server to assign IP configurations. A new laptop obtains an IP address of 192.168.1.50/24, default gateway 192.168.1.1, and DNS server 10.0.0.1. The laptop can ping the gateway and other local devices, but cannot resolve any domain names. Other devices on the network, which have the DNS server 192.168.1.10 configured, can access the internet without issues. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?

Accepted Answer

The DNS server 10.0.0.1 is not reachable from this subnet. The laptop received a DNS server address of 10.0.0.1 via DHCP, but this address is not on the 192.168.1.0/24 subnet. Since the laptop's default gateway is 192.168.1.1, it has no route to reach 10.0.0.1 unless a specific static route or router configuration exists. The inability to resolve domain names while being able to ping the gateway and local devices points directly to a DNS reachability issue, not a general connectivity problem.

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The laptop's default gateway is incorrect

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The laptop has a software firewall blocking DNS requests

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The internet connection is down

Question 15

A user reports that their desktop computer loses network connectivity every few minutes, especially when the nearby overhead fluorescent lights are turned on. The technician observes that the link light on the NIC occasionally turns off during these events. The Ethernet cable is a Cat5e unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable routed through the ceiling near the light fixtures. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the intermittent connectivity?

Accepted Answer

Electromagnetic interference (EMI) from the fluorescent lights is affecting the unshielded cable. The correct answer is C because unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cables lack shielding against electromagnetic interference (EMI). Fluorescent lights, especially older magnetic-ballast fixtures, generate strong EMI that can induce noise in nearby UTP cables, corrupting data signals and causing the NIC's link light to drop. This explains the correlation between the lights turning on and the loss of connectivity.

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The network interface card (NIC) is faulty and needs replacement

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The switch port is configured with an incorrect VLAN assignment

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The DHCP server has exhausted its IP address scope