If a wireless client is configured correctly, what should happen when it connects to the network?

If a wireless client is configured correctly, what should happen when it connects to the network?

• A. The client should be able to connect to the network and obtain an IP address.
• B. The client will automatically become the network administrator.
• C. The client will need manual IP configuration every time.
• D. The client will disable its wireless adapter.

Answer: (A)

When a wireless client is configured correctly, connecting to the network should result in the client obtaining an IP address automatically. This happens through DHCP: the client requests an IP, the DHCP server assigns an address (plus other settings like subnet mask, default gateway, and DNS servers), and the client can then communicate on the local network and reach external networks via the gateway. If DHCP isn’t available or configured, you’d need manual IP settings, but that’s not the expected outcome on a properly configured network. The other options describe outcomes that don’t match normal operation: a client does not become the network administrator, doesn’t require manual IP configuration every time when DHCP is available, and doesn’t disable its wireless adapter simply by connecting.

When a wireless client is configured correctly, connecting to the network should result in the client obtaining an IP address automatically. This happens through DHCP: the client requests an IP, the DHCP server assigns an address (plus other settings like subnet mask, default gateway, and DNS servers), and the client can then communicate on the local network and reach external networks via the gateway. If DHCP isn’t available or configured, you’d need manual IP settings, but that’s not the expected outcome on a properly configured network. The other options describe outcomes that don’t match normal operation: a client does not become the network administrator, doesn’t require manual IP configuration every time when DHCP is available, and doesn’t disable its wireless adapter simply by connecting.