220-802 · Question #895
Which of the following IP addresses would MOST likely be the default gateway for 10.1.16.184?
The correct answer is A. 10.1.16.1. By convention, the first usable host address (.1) in a subnet is most commonly assigned as the default gateway.
Question
Which of the following IP addresses would MOST likely be the default gateway for 10.1.16.184?
Options
- A10.1.16.1
- B10.1.16.254
- C10.10.144.1
- D105.24.133.1
How the community answered
(45 responses)- A89% (40)
- B2% (1)
- C7% (3)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
By convention, the first usable host address (.1) in a subnet is most commonly assigned as the default gateway.
10.1.16.1 follows the widely adopted convention of assigning the first host address in a subnet as the default gateway. For the 10.1.16.0 network, .1 is the standard gateway address used by most enterprise and consumer router configurations, making it the most likely candidate without additional subnet information.
10.1.16.254 is in the same subnet but .254 is a less common gateway convention compared to .1, though technically valid.
10.10.144.1 is in a completely different network than 10.1.16.184 and would not be on the same subnet as a local gateway.
105.24.133.1 is a public IP address in a different Class A range entirely and cannot be a local subnet gateway for a 10.x.x.x address.
Concept tested: Default gateway address convention in subnetting
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/networking/default-gateway-address
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