A network technician is configuring a workstation with the IP address 192.168.1.45 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. The technician manually sets the workstation's default gateway address to 192.168.2.1. The workstation can communicate with other hosts on the 192.168.1.0/24 subnet but cannot reach any internet destinations. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this issue?
- The default gateway address is configured on a different IP subnet than the workstation.Answer
- BThe workstation was assigned a network address instead of a usable host IP address.
- CThe workstation's outbound traffic is being blocked by an implicit deny rule on a firewall.
- DThe workstation requires 802.1Q VLAN tagging to communicate across separate broadcast domains.
Answer
The default gateway address is configured on a different IP subnet than the workstation.
For a workstation to send traffic to external networks, its default gateway must be on the same local IP subnet. With an IP of 192.168.1.45/24, the gateway must be an address within 192.168.1.0/24 (such as 192.168.1.1). Configuring 192.168.2.1 makes the gateway unreachable at Layer 2.
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Default Gateway Subnet Alignment
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