Following a scheduled power outage, users report they cannot access the local intranet. A technician is able to ping the IP address of the server that is hosting the website. Which of the following servers is MOST likely offline?
B is the correct DNS
DNS stands for Domain Name System and is a service that translates domain names (such as www.example. com) into IP addresses (such as 192.168.1.100) that computers can use to communicate over a network. If the DNS server is offline, users may not be able to access websites or other network resources by using their domain names, even if they are online and reachable by their IP addresses. The technician should check if the DNS server is running and configured correctly, or use an alternative DNS server if possible. Reference: https://www.comptia.org/training/books/a-core-1-220-1101-study-guide (page 81)
if users cannot access the local intranet after a power outage, and the technician can ping the IP address of the server hosting the website, it's less likely to be a DNS (Domain Name System) issue. But In the question IP address can be pinged so it is possible the answer is A.
Answer is B
Here is why,If the DNS server is offline, users would be unable to resolve the domain name to the IP address, which aligns with the scenario where the IP address can be pinged directly, but the domain name-based access is not working.
The web server is offline
Explanation:
Web Server (Option A):
The inability of users to access the intranet website suggests that the web server hosting the site may be offline or experiencing issues.
Other Options:
DNS Server (Option B): If the DNS server were offline, users might have difficulty resolving the domain name to an IP address, but the technician can still ping the server's IP address directly.
File Server (Option C): A file server is not directly related to hosting websites, so its status is less likely to impact users' access to the intranet.
DHCP Server (Option D): The DHCP server is responsible for assigning IP addresses to devices on the network. If it were offline, devices might have trouble obtaining IP addresses, but this wouldn't directly affect the ability to access a specific intranet website.
In summary, the web server is the most likely candidate for being offline or experiencing issues, leading to users' inability to access the intranet website.
That's a chatgpt response and I don't think it is correct. I think chatgpt is thinking you mean internet. Rephrase the question so it understands the question means intranet and not internet and it will tell you DNS.
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