Multiple choice

Refer to the exhibit. Host A is connected to the LAN, but it cannot get access to any resources on the Internet. The configuration of the host is shown in the exhibit. What could be the cause of the problem?

  1. The host subnet mask is incorrect.

  2. The default gateway is a network address.

  3. The default gateway is a broadcast address.

  4. The default gateway is on a different subnet from the host.

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D Correct answer
Explanation

For a host to communicate with devices outside its local network, it must have a default gateway configured within its own subnet. If the default gateway IP address is on a different subnet than the host's IP address, the host cannot send traffic to it because Layer 2 communication (ARP) would fail. The gateway must be reachable at the data link layer, which requires being on the same broadcast domain.