What is the IP address of the DHCP server in the scenario?

What is the IP address of the DHCP server in the scenario?

• A. 10.200.1.50
• B. 10.200.1.100
• C. 10.200.1.1
• D. 10.0.0.1

Answer: (B)

In DHCP, the server’s address on the local subnet is the one that sources the DHCP responses and is what clients learn about as their DHCP server. The scenario shows the DHCP server attached to the 10.200.1.0/24 network with the server’s interface configured as 10.200.1.100. Because the server must be reachable on that same subnet to reply to DHCPDISCOVERs and provide DHCPOFFERs, 10.200.1.100 is the address the clients see and interact with. The other addresses either belong to other devices on the subnet (like a gateway or another host) or lie on a different network entirely (10.0.0.1), so they wouldn’t be the DHCP server for this segment. Therefore, the DHCP server’s IP in this scenario is 10.200.1.100.

In DHCP, the server’s address on the local subnet is the one that sources the DHCP responses and is what clients learn about as their DHCP server. The scenario shows the DHCP server attached to the 10.200.1.0/24 network with the server’s interface configured as 10.200.1.100. Because the server must be reachable on that same subnet to reply to DHCPDISCOVERs and provide DHCPOFFERs, 10.200.1.100 is the address the clients see and interact with. The other addresses either belong to other devices on the subnet (like a gateway or another host) or lie on a different network entirely (10.0.0.1), so they wouldn’t be the DHCP server for this segment. Therefore, the DHCP server’s IP in this scenario is 10.200.1.100.