CompTIA Exam XK0-005 Topic 1 Question 17 Discussion

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Question #: 17
Topic #: 1

A systems administrator was tasked with assigning the temporary IP address/netmask 192.168.168.1/255.255.255.255 to the interface eth0 of a Linux server.

When adding the address, the following error appears:

# ip address add 192.168.168.1/33 dev eth0

Error: any valid prefix is expected rather than "192.168.168.1/33".

Based on the command and its output above, which of the following is the cause of the issue?

AThe CIDR value /33 should be /32 instead.

BThere is no route to 192.168.168.1/33.

CThe interface eth0 does not exist.

DThe IP address 192.168.168.1 is already in use.

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Suggested Answer: A

by Junita at Aug 06, 2023, 02:50 AM

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Werner

7 hours ago

The CIDR value /33 is the issue here. A /33 prefix is not valid as the maximum prefix length is /32.

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Johnson

1 days ago

I'm not sure, but maybe the IP address 192.168.168.1 is already in use causing the error.

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Melvin

2 days ago

I agree with Esteban, the CIDR value should be /32 for the IP address to be valid.

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Esteban

4 days ago

I think the cause of the issue is that the CIDR value /33 should be /32 instead.

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