An IP address is automatically assigned to a single workstation in an office, but the technician confirms the IP address is not in the lease pool. This workstation is having issues accessing the…

The correct answer is A. APIPA. When a workstation cannot obtain an address from a DHCP server, it automatically assigns itself an APIPA address in the 169.254.0.0/16 range, which allows limited local communication but prevents access to the internet and most internal network resources.

Submitted by tarun92· Mar 30, 2026Hardware and network troubleshooting

Question

An IP address is automatically assigned to a single workstation in an office, but the technician confirms the IP address is not in the lease pool. This workstation is having issues accessing the internet and internal fileshares. Which of the following address types has been automatically assigned?

Options

AAPIPA
BStatic
CDHCP
DPublic IP

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(66 responses)

A
83% (55)
B
9% (6)
C
5% (3)
D
3% (2)

Explanation

When a workstation cannot obtain an address from a DHCP server, it automatically assigns itself an APIPA address in the 169.254.0.0/16 range, which allows limited local communication but prevents access to the internet and most internal network resources.

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#APIPA#DHCP failure#automatic IP#169.254.x.x

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