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You manage the westsim.com domain. All servers run Windows Server 2012 R2 and all workstations run
Windows 8. Salesmen have been issued laptops that they use to connect to the local network as well as dial
in when they are on the road. A single DHCP server at the main office assigns IP addresses on the
192.168.1.0/24 subnet.
Your company has just opened a new branch office in Eugene. This office will serve as headquarters for the
salesmen while they are traveling. They can go to the branch office and plug in their laptops for Internet
access and to read e-mail. Because the office is small, you decide not to use a DHCP server. You select
10.0.0.0/24 for the network address.
Salesmen complain that when they are at the branch office, they are unable to access the Internet through
the network. You ask one of them to run Ipconfig and you note the IP address is 169.254.12.4.
You want to enable access on both the main office and the branch office . What should you do?
0 Install a second network card in each laptop . Configure the second network adapter with a static address
for the branch office.
0 Teach each salesman how to manually configure IP address, mask, and default gateway settings.
Instruct them to make the change each time before connecting to a different network.
0 Configure a new hardware profile on each laptop . Configure one profile to use DHCP. Configure the other
with a static IP address.
ANSWER: On each laptop, configure an alternate IP configuration .
Explanation
In this scenario, the best option is to configure an alternate IP configuration for each laptop. When the laptop is unable to
contact the DHCP server, it will use the alternate configuration. Configure the alternate configuration with settings for the
branch office.
Installing a second network card would work (assuming the laptops support additional cards), but would result in an
unnecessary cost. Teaching the salesmen to reconfigure the network settings is not a good solution as it requires
unnecessary user effort. You cannot use hardware profiles to configure different TCP/IP settings.
Objectives
Objectives for MS 70-41 0:
401 Configure 1Pv4 and 1Pv6 addressing
References
LabSim for Windows Server Pro: Install and Configure, Section 1 0.4.
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