CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1001) — Question 420

A user is unable to print to a printer on the network. When a technician runs the ping command, the technician receives a response. However, the hostname is not correct when the technician runs the nslookup command. Which of the following BEST describes the issue the technician is seeing?

Answer options

• A. A missing subnet mask
• B. An IP address conflict
• C. An incorrect default gateway
• D. A DHCP timeout

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The issue indicates that there is likely an IP address conflict, leading to incorrect hostname resolution. Since the ping command returns a response, it confirms connectivity, but the nslookup result suggests that the hostname is not properly mapped to the correct IP address due to the conflict. The other options do not directly explain the discrepancy observed between the ping and nslookup results.