70-270 Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional Practice Exam

Demo Question 1.

You are the desktop administrator for EliteCertify. The network at EliteCertify consists of a single Active Directory domain named EliteCertify.com and all client computers in the domain runs Windows XP Professional. All employees in the sales department use portable computers that are configured to use a 802.11b wireless LAN PC adapters and a wireless access point to for network connectivity. The wireless access point is connected to EliteCertify 's network by means of a wireless bridge. The wireless LAN uses 128-bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption. A user in the sales department returns from a business trip and reports that she cannot connect to EliteCertify 's network. To troubleshoot you run the configuration utility for the wireless LAN adapter. The status of the wireless network connection is shown as Not Linked. When you attempt to scan for the network, a connection cannot be made. The configuration for the LAN adapter and the wireless network connection is shown in the exhibit. You need to ensure that the user can connect to the network. What should you do?

A. Clear the This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network check box.
B. Select the Network Authentication (Shared mode) check box.
C. Clear the Key is provided for me automatically check box. Type the WEP network key information for the wireless LAN.
D. Clear the Key is provided for me automatically check box. Configure the Key index option to 1.


Display Answer

Answer: A

Explanation: The exhibit shows that the "This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network: wireless access points are not used" check box is checked. The question states that a wireless access point is used. Therefore, this checkbox should be unchecked. Incorrect