CompTIA Network+ (N10-006) — Question 25

A technician is being tasked to centralize the management of the switches and segment the switches by broadcast domains. The company is currently all on
VLAN1 using a single private IP address range with a 24 bit mask. The supervisor wants VLAN 100 to be the management subnet and all switches to share the
VLAN information.
Which of the following options would work BEST to accomplish these requirements?

Answer options

• A. Use VLSM on the IP address range, with STP and 802.1q on the inter switch connections with native VLAN 100
• B. Use VLSM on the IP address range with VTP and 802.1x on all inter switch connections with native VLAN 100
• C. Use VLSM on VLAN1, with VTP and 802.1w on the inter switch connections with native VLAN 100
• D. Use VLSM on the IP address range with VTP and 802.1q on the inter switch connections with native VLAN 100

Correct answer: D

Explanation

Option D is correct as it incorporates VTP for VLAN management across switches and 802.1q for trunking, which is essential for sharing VLAN information. The other options either use incorrect protocols or do not align with the requirements for managing VLANs and inter-switch communication effectively.