ICND1: Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (CCENT, legacy) — Question 85

A network administrator has subnetted the 172.16.0.0 network using a subnet mask of 255.255.255.192. A duplicate IP address of 172.16.2.120 has accidentally been configured on a workstation in the network. The technician must assign this workstation a new IP address within that same subnetwork. Which address should be assigned to the workstation?

Answer options

• A. 172.16.1.80
• B. 172.16.2.80
• C. 172.16.1.64
• D. 172.16.2.64
• E. 172.16.2.127
• F. 172.16.2.128 B

Correct answer:

Explanation

The correct answer is B. 172.16.2.80 falls within the same subnet defined by the subnet mask 255.255.255.192 for the 172.16.2.0 network. Other options either belong to different subnets or are invalid addresses within the specified subnet.