GIAC Exam GPEN Topic 10 Question 61 Discussion

Actual exam question for GIAC's GPEN exam

Question #: 61
Topic #: 10

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You want to run the nmap command that includes the host specification of 202.176.56-57.*. How many hosts will you scan?

A256

B512

C1024

D64

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Suggested Answer: B

by Tegan at Sep 12, 2024, 11:13 PM

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Hobert

8 months ago

D) 64 seems too low. The range includes two subnets, so it's gotta be more than that. I'm gonna go with C) 1024 just to be safe.

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Stephaine

8 months ago

I'm going with C) 1024. Better safe than sorry.

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Dewitt

8 months ago

I agree, I'll go with A) 256 as well.

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Talia

8 months ago

I think it's A) 256. Each subnet has 256 possible hosts.

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Nieves

9 months ago

Hmm, I think the answer is B) 512. That range covers 202.176.56.* and 202.176.57.*, so that's 256 hosts in each subnet, which adds up to 512.

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Fredric

8 months ago

Great, let's go ahead and run the nmap command with that host specification.

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Thaddeus

8 months ago

So in total, it's 512 hosts that will be scanned.

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Jaleesa

8 months ago

That's correct, it covers both subnets so it's 256 hosts each.

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Jamika

8 months ago

I agree, the answer is B) 512.

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Nana

9 months ago

I'm not sure, but I think it's C) 1024 because of the range specified.

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Vernell

9 months ago

I agree with Mariko, because each octet can have 256 possible values.

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Mariko

9 months ago

I think the answer is A) 256.

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