A technician is configuring a SOHO network. During testing, the technician receives the IP address 169.254.2.2, but the router is assigned the address scope of 192.168.1.254/24. Which of the following

The correct answer is A. DHCP. The address 169.254.x.x is an APIPA (Automatic Private IP Addressing) address. Windows automatically assigns an APIPA address when a device is configured to use DHCP but cannot reach a DHCP server. The expected scope is 192.168.1.x/24, but the device received 169.254.2.2 - this m

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Question

A technician is configuring a SOHO network. During testing, the technician receives the IP address 169.254.2.2, but the router is assigned the address scope of 192.168.1.254/24. Which of the following is most likely the cause?

Options

ADHCP
BIPv6
CDNS
DIPv4

How the community answered

(28 responses)

A
71% (20)
B
7% (2)
C
18% (5)
D
4% (1)

Explanation

The address 169.254.x.x is an APIPA (Automatic Private IP Addressing) address. Windows automatically assigns an APIPA address when a device is configured to use DHCP but cannot reach a DHCP server. The expected scope is 192.168.1.x/24, but the device received 169.254.2.2 - this means DHCP failed (server unreachable, service not running, misconfiguration, or a network connectivity issue between the client and the router). IPv6 (B) is unrelated - APIPA is an IPv4 mechanism. DNS (C) handles name resolution, not IP address assignment. IPv4 (D) is the protocol in use, not a cause of the failure. The failure to get a proper DHCP lease is the root cause.

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#DHCP#APIPA#IP Addressing#Network Troubleshooting

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