A technician is configuring a static IP address on a Windows machine. The information is as follows: Which of the following would be a valid default gateway address?

The correct answer is C. 192.168.10.254. A default gateway must reside on the same subnet as the host machine's IP address. Based on the context implied by the answer choices, the host's IP address is in the 192.168.10.0/24 subnet (e.g., 192.168.10.x with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0). Only option C (192.168.10.254)…

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A technician is configuring a static IP address on a Windows machine. The information is as follows:

Which of the following would be a valid default gateway address?

Options

A192.168.0.1
B192.168.9.1
C192.168.10.254
D192.168.15.10

How the community answered

(20 responses)

A
15% (3)
B
5% (1)
C
75% (15)
D
5% (1)

Explanation

A default gateway must reside on the same subnet as the host machine's IP address. Based on the context implied by the answer choices, the host's IP address is in the 192.168.10.0/24 subnet (e.g., 192.168.10.x with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0). Only option C (192.168.10.254) falls within that subnet range (192.168.10.1–192.168.10.254). Option A (192.168.0.1) is on the 192.168.0.0/24 subnet, option B (192.168.9.1) is on the 192.168.9.0/24 subnet, and option D (192.168.15.10) is on the 192.168.15.0/24 subnet - none of which match the host's subnet, making them invalid gateway addresses.

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