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Question

Which IPv4 source address does a DHCP client use in its initial broadcast messages before it has acquired an IP address?

The correct answer is

0.0.0.0

Before acquiring an IPv4 address, a DHCP client uses 0.0.0.0 as the source address in its initial broadcast messages. The destination is normally the limited broadcast address 255.255.255.255.

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Important Questions from IPv4

  1. An organization is granted the block 130.56.0.0/16. The administrator wants to create 1024 subnets. Find first and last addresses of last subnet.

    1.

    130.56.0.0

    130.56.254.255

    2.

    130.56.255.0

    130.56.255.255

    3.

    130.56.0.192

    130.255.255.255

    4.

    130.56.255.192 

    130.56.255.255

  2. An organization is granted the block 130.56.0.0/16. The administrator wants to create 1024 subnets. Find the subnet prefix.

  3. An organization is granted the block 130.56.0.0/16. The administrator wants to create 1024 subnets.

    Find first and last addresses of First subnet.

    1.

    130.56.0.0

    130.56.254.254

    2.

    130.56.0.0

    130.56.0.63

    3.

    130.0.0.0

    130.255.255.255

    4.

    130.56.0.0

    130.56.255.63

  4. Suppose a message of size 15000 bytes is transmitted from a source to a destination using IPv4 protocol via two routers as shown in the figure. Each router has a defined maximum transmission unit (MTU) as shown in the figure, including IP header. The number of fragments that will be delivered to the destination is ________ . (Answer in integer)

  5. A machine receives an IPv4 datagram. The protocol field of the IPv4 header has the protocol number of a protocol X.
    Which ONE of the following is NOT a possible candidate for X?
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