You have been given the task of configuring a new DNS server and giving it a static IP address. The network uses DHCP which is configured to assign IP addresses in the range 192.168.1.100-192.168.1.150 . The network has a subnet range of 192.168.0-192.168.1.255 with a CIDR notation of 192.168.1.0/24. You assign the new DNS server a static IP of 192.168.1.130 as requested by your supervisor. When testing the new DNS server you are unable to contact it on port 53. Given all of this information, what is most likely the issue?
CompTIA exam questions are often written in a way that adds lots of unneeded information to cause confusion. When you come across questions like these you should try to pick out the information relevant to the question and ignore the rest. The important bits of information here are the DHCP range and the static IP given to the DNS server. Because the static IP 192.168.1.130 falls into the range of the DHCP server there is likely an IP conflict. This can occur when two network devices are both claiming/assigned the same IP. When using both DHCP and static IPs you must be sure the static IP is not overlapping with the DHCP configuration.
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