A network administrator is connecting hosts A and B directly through their Ethernet interfaces, as shown in the illustration. Ping attempts between the hosts are unsuccessful. What can be done to provide connectivity between the hosts?
1. A crossover cable should be used in place of the straight-through cable.
2. A rollover cable should be used in place of the straight-through cable.
3. The subnet masks should be set to 255.255.255.192.
4. A default gateway needs to be set on each host.
5. The subnet masks should be set to 255.255.255.0.
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. 3 and 4 only
D. 1 and 5 only
E. 2 and 5 only
Answer: Option D
Solution(By Examveda Team)
First, if you have two hosts directly connected, as shown in the graphic, then you need a crossover cable. A straight-through cable won't work. Second, the hosts have different masks, which puts them in different subnets. The easy solution is just to set both masks to 255.255.255.0 (/24).Join The Discussion
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A. 1 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 3 and 4 only
D. None of the above
E. 2 and 5 only
A. 1 and 3
B. 2 and 4
C. 1, 2 and 4
D. 2, 3 and 4
E. 2 and 5 only
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. 3 and 4 only
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both masks are same right? why do we have to set the subnet mask to 255.255.255.0
Crossover cable then the answer should be 1 and 5.
Thanks