Explanation:
< Server1 can successfully ping Server2 by using the name of Server2. No Server2 can successfully ping Server3 by using the IP address of Server3. No Running ipconfig /all on Server4 will display an IP address from the 169.254.0.0/16 IPv4 address space.
No
The Windows Server networking objectives explain that hosts determine whether a destination is local by comparing the destination IP to their own subnet and mask. If the destination is outside the local subnet, traffic is sent to the default gateway; if it is within the local subnet, the host uses ARP to resolve the destination MAC on the local segment. In this scenario, Server1 (172.16.1.10/24) and Server2 (172.16.2.2/24) are on different subnets. Even though Server2 is physically attached to Segment1, its IP places it in the
172.16.2.0/24 network. When Server1 pings Server2 (by name or IP), name resolution returns 172.16.2.2, which Server1 treats as remote and forwards to the gateway 172.16.1.1. The router will forward toward Segment2 (172.16.2.0/24), where Server2 is not physically present, so communication fails. Similarly, Server2 # Server3: Server2 believes 172.16.2.20 is local and issues an ARP on Segment1; ARP cannot cross to Segment2, so no reply-ping fails. The materials also note that APIPA (169.254.0.0/16) is assigned only when DHCP fails on DHCP-configured interfaces. Because Server4 was configured with a static address (172.16.1.1), ipconfig /all will show that static IP, not an APIPA address. Additionally, assigning 172.16.1.1 to Server4 conflicts with the listed gateway, further preventing routed communication but does not change the fact that Server4 uses its configured static IP.