LPI 201-450 Exam - Topic 8 Question 117 Discussion

Actual exam question for LPI's 201-450 exam

Question #: 117
Topic #: 8

Running tcpdump -nli eth1 'tcp' shows the following output:

14:41:53.694538 IP 10.1.52.145.51738 > 24.215.7.162.143: Flags [.], ack 33051, win 1002, options [nop,nop,TS val 36789130 ecr 1746004159], length 0

What is the source IP address of this packet? (Please specify the answer in digits and dots ONLY.)

A10.1.52.145

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by Doretha at Nov 22, 2025, 07:02 AM

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Kenneth

3 months ago

Same here, I just focused on the first IP.

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Carolynn

4 months ago

I was worried at first, but it makes sense now.

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Ramonita

4 months ago

Definitely 10.1.52.145. The format is easy to read.

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Latrice

4 months ago

I feel confident about this question. It's straightforward.

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Kaitlyn

4 months ago

Yeah, I agree with Dana. It's clear from the output.

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Dana

4 months ago

I think the source IP is 10.1.52.145.

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Maile

5 months ago

I thought it might be 24.215.7.162 at first.

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Gwen

5 months ago

Yup, 10.1.52.145 is correct!

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Curtis

5 months ago

10.1.52.145? More like 10.1.52.AWESOME!

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Ivan

5 months ago

10.1.52.145 - the answer is staring us in the face!

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Shawna

6 months ago

Hmm, I'm going with 10.1.52.145. Looks good.

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Madelyn

6 months ago

Easy peasy, 10.1.52.145 is the answer.

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Kenny

6 months ago

Yep, that's the source IP address alright.

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Howard

6 months ago

10.1.52.145 looks right to me.

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Shenika

6 months ago

I feel like I might be mixing up the source and destination IPs, but I think the answer is 10.1.52.145 based on the format.

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Aliza

6 months ago

This looks similar to a practice question I did last week. I believe the source IP is definitely 10.1.52.145.

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Leeann

7 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about the source IP being the sender's address. Is it really just 10.1.52.145?

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Craig

7 months ago

The source IP address is 10.1.52.145. I'm feeling pretty confident about this one - the information is right there in the packet capture output.

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Laura

7 months ago

I think the source IP is the one before the ">" symbol, which should be 10.1.52.145.

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Sharan

7 months ago

Wait, is that really the source? Seems too simple.

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Vannessa

7 months ago

Okay, I think I've got this. The question is specifically asking for the source IP address, so the answer is 10.1.52.145. I'll make sure to read the question carefully and not overthink it.

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Stanton

8 months ago

The source IP is 10.1.52.145.

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Enola

8 months ago

Totally agree, that's the right answer!

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Shakira

8 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit confused. The question is asking for the source IP address, but the output shows both source and destination IPs. I'll need to double-check which one is the correct answer.

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