A network technician is troubleshooting a connectivity issue on a newly configured workstation located on the local subnet . The workstation can successfully ping other local devices on the same switch, but it cannot access any servers on adjacent subnets or browse external internet sites. The technician executes `ipconfig /all` on the workstation and receives the following output:
- IPv4 Address:
- Subnet Mask:
- Default Gateway:
- DNS Server:
Which of the following actions will resolve the workstation's external network connectivity issue?
- Update the default gateway address to an IP address within the local subnet.Answer
- BReconfigure the preferred DNS server address to to handle inter-subnet routing.
- CReplace the local switch with an unmanaged Layer 2 switch to forward traffic across subnets.
- DChange the IPv4 address to so the host can utilize APIPA for external routing.
Answer
Update the default gateway address to an IP address within the local subnet.
For a host to communicate beyond its local segment, its configured default gateway must be an IP address located within the host's own subnet. Since the host IP is , its default gateway must be on the network (such as ). The configured gateway () is unreachable without a local router interface, preventing off-subnet communication while allowing local ping traffic.
Step-by-Step Solution
Key Concept
Subnet Masking and Default Gateway Placement