A network technician is troubleshooting a DHCP issue for a user and has requested assistance from a senior technician. The senior technician provides the graphic to illustrate configuration options. What is the purpose of the Alternate Configuration feature?

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A network technician is troubleshooting a DHCP issue for a user and has requested assistance from a senior technician. The senior technician provides the graphic to illustrate configuration options. What is the purpose of the Alternate Configuration feature?

  • It allows an administrator to choose a secondary network interface card (NIC) for the PC to use if it is having difficulty contacting a DHCP server.
  • It allows an administrator to specify the IP address of a DHCP server when a PC is having trouble receiving an IP address dynamically.
  • It allows an administrator to configure an alternative IP address for the PC to use if it is unable to contact a DHCP server.
  • It allows an administrator to change the MAC address of the PC in order to receive another IP address from a DHCP server.

Explanation: The Windows Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window includes an Alternate Configuration tab which allows an administrator to configure an alternative IP address for the PC to use if it is unable to contact a DHCP server.

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