Assume a computer wants to send a message to a computer identified by the domain name google What is the IP address of the server that the client computer would contact to convert the domain name to an IP address?

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Question 11 options:
74.221.24.254
Question 12 (1 point)

Assume all the servers described in the narrative are all assigned static IP addresses. Furthermore, assume the DHCP server has been granted the largest, contiguous block of available IP addresses in the subnet range to give out as dynamic IP addresses.

Mathematically speaking, what is the first possible IP address in the DHCP server's pool for addresses?

Answer 1

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Question 11

When a computer wants to resolve a domain name (like "google") to an IP address, it typically contacts a DNS (Domain Name System) server. Publicly available DNS servers, such as Google's own DNS (8.8.8.8) or Cloudflare's (1.1.1.1), or a DNS server configured in the network settings, would typically handle such requests. However, the given option "74.221.24.254" is not a DNS server that’s commonly associated with the resolution of Google's IP address.

For resolving Google, a more appropriate option would be to use the IP addresses of well-known DNS servers like Google DNS (8.8.8.8) or other public DNS servers. Without specific context or further detail on a particular network's DNS setup, it's important to note that "74.221.24.254" does not represent a standard DNS server for domain resolution.

Question 12

For the DHCP server to provide dynamic IP addresses, it typically starts at a certain address within the subnet and assigns addresses sequentially. The first possible IP address in the DHCP server's pool will depend on how the subnet is configured – specifically the network and broadcast addresses.

Generally, the first usable IP address in a subnet is one greater than the network address, while the last usable IP address is one less than the broadcast address.

For example, in a subnet defined as 192.168.1.0/24:

• The network address is 192.168.1.0
• The first usable IP address (or the DHCP pool start) is 192.168.1.1
• The broadcast address is 192.168.1.255
• The last usable IP address would be 192.168.1.254

If you can provide me the subnet range or a direct example from your narrative, I could give a more specific answer for Question 12.