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  1. A client running Windows XP receives the IP address 169.254.x.x even though a DHCP server is reachable. After checking, you confirm the DHCP server has an active scope with available addresses. What is the MOST likely cause?

    Answer: The DHCP server is not authorized in Active Directory and is silently ignoring requests

    An unauthorized DHCP server in an AD domain does not respond to any DCHP Discover packets, causing clients to fall back to APIPA addresses.

  2. You need to configure your Windows Server 2003 RRAS server to use MS-CHAP v2 exclusively and reject all other authentication protocols. Where do you configure this?

    Answer: In the remote access policy Profile's Authentication tab

    Authentication methods for VPN connections are specified per-policy in the remote access policy Profile's Authentication tab, overriding server defaults.

  3. Which command-line tool would you use to add a static route on Windows Server 2003 that persists after a reboot?

    Answer: route add -p

    The 'route add -p' command adds a persistent static route to the Windows routing table that survives reboots.

  4. You are troubleshooting slow DNS resolution on Windows Server 2003. The event log shows Event ID 4013 repeatedly. What does this event indicate?

    Answer: The DNS server is waiting for Active Directory to load before loading AD-integrated zones

    Event ID 4013 indicates the DNS server is waiting for AD DS to signal readiness before loading AD-integrated zones, which can delay startup.

  5. A company uses WINS for NetBIOS name resolution. Two WINS servers must share the same name database. Which replication model ensures that each server immediately propagates name registrations to the other?

    Answer: Configure each server as both a push partner and pull partner of the other (push/pull replication)

    Configuring both servers as mutual push/pull partners ensures immediate push notification of changes and periodic pull synchronization for reliability.

  6. You want to monitor bandwidth utilization on a specific RRAS interface over time and receive an alert when it exceeds 80%. Which Windows Server 2003 built-in tool should you use?

    Answer: System Monitor (Performance console) with counter alerts

    The Performance console's counter alert feature monitors specific performance counters and can trigger actions (log entry, run program, or send message) when thresholds are exceeded.

  7. A Windows Server 2003 VPN server must support both PPTP and L2TP/IPSec clients simultaneously. Which firewall ports must be open for PPTP to function correctly?

    Answer: TCP 1723 and GRE (IP Protocol 47)

    PPTP uses TCP port 1723 for the control channel and GRE (IP Protocol 47) for encapsulated data tunnels.