CCENT - Intro to ARP, DNS, and DHCP

CCENT level questions about DNS, ARP, and DHCP.

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In a network which contains routers, which 2 addresses are required for Host A to send messages to Host B?
IP and MAC
How does Host A obtain the IP address of Host B if only the name of Host B is known?
From the Domain Name Server
What are 2 ways a Host can obtain the address of the DNS?
Configured on the host or it is learned via DHCP.
How does Host A determine the MAC of Host B if only the IP is known?
By issuing an ARP request.
What layer do ARP messages take place?
Layer 2
Are ARP requests sent to specific destinations?
No, ARP requests are broadcasts.
Do all Hosts respond to ARP requests?
No, only the host whose IP address appears in the ARP request.
What mechanism is used to reduce ARP requests?
ARP caches
How is an ARP request answered if the host resides in another network or subnet?
The router will use proxy ARP to answer the ARP Request with the MAC address of the router.
Name the 4 basic steps that allow a host to dynamically acquire its IP address from a DHCP server.
Client -> DHCP Discover, Server -> DHCP Offer, Client -> DHCP Request, Server -> DHCP Acknowledge
Which DHCP messages are broadcasts?
DHCP Discover, DHCP Request
What is the name of the Cisco GUI application that can be used to configure DHCP?
Security Device Manager (SDM)
Is SDM a PC, Web, client, or server based management application?
Web
Where do the Cisco Router and Security Device Manager files reside?
On the router
Which DHCP parameters are required when configuring a DHCP server on a Cisco router?
Pool name, network IP address, subnet mask, starting & ending IP address, lease length