CompTIA Server+ SK0-005 – Question030

A server technician has been asked to upload a few files from the internal web server to the internal FTP server. The technician logs in to the web server using PuTTY, but the connection to the FTP server fails.
However, the FTP connection from the technician's workstation is sucessful. To troubleshoot the issue, the technician executes the following command on both the web server and the workstation:
ping ftp.acme.local
The IP address in the command output is different on each machine. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for the connection failure?

A.
A misconfigured firewall
B. A misconfigured hosts.deny file
C. A misconfigured hosts file
D. A misconfigured hosts.allow file

Correct Answer: D