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A network administrator is connecting hosts A and B directly through their Ethernet interfaces, as shown in the illustration. Ping attempts…

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A network administrator is connecting hosts A and B directly through their Ethernet interfaces, as shown in the illustration. Ping attempts between the hosts are unsuccessful. What can be done to provide connectivity between the hosts?1. A crossover cable should be used in place of the straight-through cable.2. A rollover cable should be used in place of the straight-through cable.3. The subnet masks should be set to 255.255.255.192.4. A default gateway needs to be set on each host.5. The subnet masks should be set to 255.255.255.0.

A1 only
B2 only
C3 and 4 only
D1 and 5 only
E2 and 5 only

Correct answer: D

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CCommunity29 May 2021

1 and 5 only

First, if you have two hosts directly connected, as shown in the graphic, then you need a crossover cable. A straight-through cable won't work. Second, the hosts have different masks, which puts them in different subnets. The easy solution is just to set both masks to 255.255.255.0 (/24).