Question

After a new firewall is installed, users report that they do not have connectivity to the Internet. The output of the ipconfig command shows an IP address of 169.254.0.101. Which of the following ports would need to be opened on the firewall to allow the users to obtain an IP address? (Select TWO).
A. UDP 53
B. UDP 67
C. UDP 68
D. TCP 53
E. TCP 67
F. TCP 68

Answer 1

Answer:

B. UDP 67

C. UDP 68

Explanation:

In this scenario, after a new firewall is installed, users report that they do not have connectivity to the Internet. The output of the ipconfig command shows an IP address of 169.254.0.101. The ports that would need to be opened on the firewall to allow the users to obtain an IP address are both the UDP 67 and UDP 68. UDP is an acronym for user datagram protocol in computer networking and it is part of the transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) suite.

Generally, the standard Internet communications protocols which allow digital computers to transfer (prepare and forward) data over long distances is the TCP/IP suite.

Also, the UDP 67 and 68 ports is responsible for the connectionless framework which is typically being used by the dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) that is used to assign IP addresses to various computer users and manage their leases.

UDP 67 is the destination port for a DHCP server while the UDP 68 is the port number for the computer user (client).

Hence, for the users to have access to the internet or internet connectivity both UDP 67 and 68 must be opened on the firewall.