714.2 Basic Network Configuration (weight: 3) BSD-SPECIALIST Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21foundation · easy

   What happens when a DHCP lease reaches half of its lease time?

   • AThe client reboots to obtain a new lease.
   • BThe lease expires and the client must release the IP address.
   • CThe client attempts to renew the lease with the DHCP server.
   • DThe DHCP server automatically assigns a new IP address.
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2. 22foundation · easy

   Which file is used on FreeBSD to permanently configure network interfaces, such as setting a static IP address?

   • A/etc/hostname
   • B/etc/rc.conf
   • C/etc/network/interfaces
   • D/etc/sysconfig/network
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4. 23foundation · easy

   How does a host using SLAAC generate its IPv6 address?

   • ABy combining the network prefix from a router advertisement with a locally generated interface identifier.
   • BBy copying the address from the router's interface.
   • CBy requesting an address from a DHCPv6 server.
   • DBy using a static address configured by the administrator.
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5. 24foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of a DHCP lease?

   • ATo permanently assign an IP address to a client.
   • BTo provide a hostname to the client.
   • CTo authenticate the client to the network.
   • DTo assign an IP address to a client for a limited period of time.
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6. 25application · medium

   A FreeBSD administrator wants to prevent the DHCP client from updating the hostname in /etc/resolv.conf, even if the DHCP server provides a hostname option. Which configuration in /etc/dhclient.conf achieves this?

   • Arequest host-name;
   • Bsupersede host-name "myhost";
   • Cappend domain-name-servers "8.8.8.8";
   • Dignore host-name;
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