A small office network includes a router, a Layer 2 switch, and a dedicated Linux host configured with DHCP and file-sharing services. When workstations request an IP address via DHCP and download shared documents through SMB, which device is acting in the client-server role by responding with the requested data?
Firewall
Server
Router
Layer 2 switch
In the client-server model, the server hosts resources or services and replies to requests from clients. Here, the Linux host answers DHCP queries and provides files via SMB, so it functions as the server. The router merely forwards packets between networks, the Layer 2 switch forwards frames within the LAN, and a firewall would only filter traffic; none of these supply the requested data themselves.
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