HCIA-Datacom H12-811_V1.0 Passing Score

In the IP header at the network layer, the Protocol field specifies the transport layer protocol in use. The protocol number for UDP is 17, not 6. Protocol number 6 is reserved for TCP. This field allows IP packets to be correctly processed by the appropriate transport-layer protocol at the receiving device​.

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) supports open authentication, which allows any client to associate with the network without verifying credentials. This form of authentication is considered insecure by modern standards, as it provides minimal protection for network access. WPA and WPA2 rely on pre-shared keys or 802.1X authentication, which are more secure and do not use open authentication​.

Given correct configuration, hosts within the same subnet should be able to communicate, so the host at 10.0.12.1 can ping the host at 10.0.12.2. This scenario assumes correct interconnectivity and absence of firewall or ACL rules that would block the communication​.

With a subnet mask of /25, the IP range for this subnet would be 192.168.1.0 to 192.168.1.127. Here, 192.168.1.127 is the last usable address in the subnet, making it a valid host address rather than a network or broadcast address. This address falls within the range of available host addresses for that subnet​.