Question

A technician manually configures a workstation with the IP address 192.168.10.50 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. The user can reach other devices on the local network but cannot access the internet. The technician confirms the DNS server is reachable by other clients. Checking the configuration, the technician sees the default gateway is set to 192.168.20.1. What is the MOST likely cause of the internet connectivity failure?

Accepted Answer

The default gateway is on a different subnet than the workstation and is therefore unreachable

Answer

The subnet mask should be 255.255.255.255 for a single host

Answer

The workstation received an APIPA address and needs to renew DHCP

Answer

The DNS server address is missing from the configuration