210.1 DHCP Configuration (weight: 2) LPIC-2 Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   What is the primary function of a DHCP relay agent?

   • ATo store DHCP lease information for clients
   • BTo assign IP addresses to clients on the same subnet
   • CTo forward DHCP broadcast messages between clients and servers on different subnets
   • DTo filter DHCP traffic for security purposes
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2. 7foundation · easy

   Which command is used to start the DHCP relay agent on a Linux system?

   • Adhcpd
   • Brelayd
   • Cdhclient
   • Ddhcrelay
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4. 8application · medium

   A Linux administrator is troubleshooting a laptop that fails to obtain an IP address via DHCP. The laptop uses NetworkManager. The administrator wants to force the DHCP client to release its current lease and request a new one. Which command should the administrator run?

   • Aip addr flush dev <interface>
   • Bsystemctl restart NetworkManager
   • Cnmcli con down <connection-name> && nmcli con up <connection-name>
   • Ddhclient -r <interface> && dhclient <interface>
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5. 9foundation · easy

   What is the primary purpose of the lease time in a DHCP assignment?

   • ATo determine the subnet mask that the client should use
   • BTo set the priority of the DHCP server among multiple servers
   • CTo specify the maximum number of clients that can obtain an address from the server
   • DTo define how long a client may use the assigned IP address before it must renew or release it
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6. 10foundation · easy

   Which log file is commonly used to troubleshoot DHCP server issues on a Linux system?

   • A/var/log/dhcpd.log
   • B/var/log/syslog
   • C/var/log/dhcpd.leases
   • D/var/log/messages
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