A network engineer configures the network settings in a new server as follows: IP address = 192.163.1.15 Subnet mask = 255.255.255.0 Gateway = 192.163.1.255 The server can reach other hosts on the…

The correct answer is B. Gateway. The default gateway for a network should be an IP address within the subnet, but not the broadcast address. In this case: IP: 192.163.1.15 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 This means the network range is: 192.163.1.0 - 192.163.1.255 192.163.1.255 is the broadcast address for this…

Submitted by lukas.cz· Mar 6, 2026Network Troubleshooting

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A network engineer configures the network settings in a new server as follows:

IP address = 192.163.1.15 Subnet mask = 255.255.255.0 Gateway = 192.163.1.255 The server can reach other hosts on the same subnet successfully, but it cannot reach hosts on different subnets. Which of the following is most likely configured incorrectly?

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ASubnet mask
BGateway
CDefault route
DIP address

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D
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Explanation

The default gateway for a network should be an IP address within the subnet, but not the broadcast address. In this case: IP: 192.163.1.15 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 This means the network range is: 192.163.1.0 - 192.163.1.255 192.163.1.255 is the broadcast address for this subnet, so it cannot be used as a gateway. Hence, the device fails to communicate outside its subnet because it's trying to use a broadcast address as its gateway. The issue is clearly with the gateway configuration.

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