Dell EMC Associate – PowerEdge Server Specialist — Question 40

A system administrator notices that a client system cannot access the Internet. The IP address is 169.254.10.26. The client system is correctly wired.
Which server role should the administrator investigate?

Answer options

• A. PROXY
• B. TCP/IP
• C. SNMP
• D. DHCP

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The IP address 169.254.10.26 indicates that the client is using an Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) address, which means it could not obtain an IP address from a DHCP server. Therefore, the administrator should investigate the DHCP server role. The other options, such as PROXY, TCP/IP, and SNMP, are not directly responsible for IP address assignment and would not resolve the connectivity issue in this scenario.