DANTE LEVEL 2 EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Local Area Network (LAN) - ANS Contacted directly through a Dante switch
Wide Area Network (WAN) - ANS Connects the network across a wider geographical area. Is
reached through a router (gateway)
What kind of notation do IP Addresses use? - ANS Dotted-Quad or Dot Decimal Notation
Subnet - ANS A group of local IP addresses
Subnet Mask - ANS Helps determine what IP addresses are in our subnet
Should be an unbroken string of binary ones followed by zeros
A subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 can be abbreviated as "/24"
What is the range of numbers for IP addresses in dotted-quad form? - ANS 0-255
What is the range of numbers we can actually use when assigning IP addresses in dotted-quad
form? - ANS 1-254
Domain Name Service (DNS) - ANS Translates domain names into IP addresses
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,If multiples are on a list, the first one to return an answer is followed
Subnets reserved for use on a local network - ANS 192 . 168 . ___ . ___
10 . ___ . ___ . ___
172 . 16-31 . ___ . ___
169 . 254 . ___ . ___
What are the two primary DHCP settings? - ANS IP Range (a.k.a. DHCP pool) and Lease Time
(e.g. 24 hours)
What is the priority option for automatic IP addressing for Dante devices? - ANS DHCP Server
If no DHCP server is found for automatic IP addressing, what is the back up plan? - ANS Link
Local
How does Link Local work? - ANS Assigns each device a random address in 169 . 254 . ___ .
___
Sends an ARP request to ensure that an address is available
Once Link Local address is set, we continue looking for DHCP Service
VLAN - ANS Strategically isolates LANs on the same switch
Non-Blocking Architecture - ANS The switch is not the bandwidth bottleneck in the network
Your only restriction is your individual port speed
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, Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) - ANS A protocol that disables a second trunk line between the
same two switches to prevent a Broadcast Storm
Broadcast Storm - ANS An endless loop of broadcast information. Like microphone feedback
but for broadcast
Link Aggregation Group (LAG) - ANS Allows trunk lines to be combined for more bandwidth
How can trunk lines contact multiple VLANs? - ANS By "tagging" packets
It its best practice to have one untagged VLAN, the rest being tagged
TCP - ANS Like "signature required" mail, the sender gets a notification that the message was
received
Appropriate when communications are likely to be interrupted, when missing a packet would
invalidate the date, or when timely delivery is a convenience rather than a necessity
UDP - ANS Like "first class" mail, a message is put on the network and assumed to be
delivered successfully - no notification
Appropriate when communications are not likely to be interrupted (LAN), when a missing
packet in sequences can be overcome (error correction), or when timely delivery and/or low
overhead is a priority
UDP is ideal for real-time networks
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Local Area Network (LAN) - ANS Contacted directly through a Dante switch
Wide Area Network (WAN) - ANS Connects the network across a wider geographical area. Is
reached through a router (gateway)
What kind of notation do IP Addresses use? - ANS Dotted-Quad or Dot Decimal Notation
Subnet - ANS A group of local IP addresses
Subnet Mask - ANS Helps determine what IP addresses are in our subnet
Should be an unbroken string of binary ones followed by zeros
A subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 can be abbreviated as "/24"
What is the range of numbers for IP addresses in dotted-quad form? - ANS 0-255
What is the range of numbers we can actually use when assigning IP addresses in dotted-quad
form? - ANS 1-254
Domain Name Service (DNS) - ANS Translates domain names into IP addresses
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,If multiples are on a list, the first one to return an answer is followed
Subnets reserved for use on a local network - ANS 192 . 168 . ___ . ___
10 . ___ . ___ . ___
172 . 16-31 . ___ . ___
169 . 254 . ___ . ___
What are the two primary DHCP settings? - ANS IP Range (a.k.a. DHCP pool) and Lease Time
(e.g. 24 hours)
What is the priority option for automatic IP addressing for Dante devices? - ANS DHCP Server
If no DHCP server is found for automatic IP addressing, what is the back up plan? - ANS Link
Local
How does Link Local work? - ANS Assigns each device a random address in 169 . 254 . ___ .
___
Sends an ARP request to ensure that an address is available
Once Link Local address is set, we continue looking for DHCP Service
VLAN - ANS Strategically isolates LANs on the same switch
Non-Blocking Architecture - ANS The switch is not the bandwidth bottleneck in the network
Your only restriction is your individual port speed
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, Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) - ANS A protocol that disables a second trunk line between the
same two switches to prevent a Broadcast Storm
Broadcast Storm - ANS An endless loop of broadcast information. Like microphone feedback
but for broadcast
Link Aggregation Group (LAG) - ANS Allows trunk lines to be combined for more bandwidth
How can trunk lines contact multiple VLANs? - ANS By "tagging" packets
It its best practice to have one untagged VLAN, the rest being tagged
TCP - ANS Like "signature required" mail, the sender gets a notification that the message was
received
Appropriate when communications are likely to be interrupted, when missing a packet would
invalidate the date, or when timely delivery is a convenience rather than a necessity
UDP - ANS Like "first class" mail, a message is put on the network and assumed to be
delivered successfully - no notification
Appropriate when communications are not likely to be interrupted (LAN), when a missing
packet in sequences can be overcome (error correction), or when timely delivery and/or low
overhead is a priority
UDP is ideal for real-time networks
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