An organization recently connected a new computer to the LAN. The user is unable to ping the default gateway. The technician examines the configuration and sees a self-assigned IP address. Which of…

The correct answer is A. The DHCP server is not available. A self-assigned IP address (typically in the 169.254.x.x range, also known as an APIPA address) indicates that the computer attempted to obtain an IP address via DHCP but did not receive a An RFC1918 address (like 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x) is a private IP address range, not…

Submitted by yaw92· Mar 6, 2026Network Troubleshooting

Question

An organization recently connected a new computer to the LAN. The user is unable to ping the default gateway. The technician examines the configuration and sees a self-assigned IP address. Which of the following is the most likely cause?

Options

AThe DHCP server is not available.
BAn RFC1918 address is being used.
CThe TCP/IP stack is disabled.
DA static IP is assigned.

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A
77% (23)
B
7% (2)
C
3% (1)
D
13% (4)

Explanation

A self-assigned IP address (typically in the 169.254.x.x range, also known as an APIPA address) indicates that the computer attempted to obtain an IP address via DHCP but did not receive a An RFC1918 address (like 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x) is a private IP address range, not self- assigned. If the TCP/IP stack were disabled, the system wouldn't have any IP address or network functionality at all. A static IP address is manually set, not self-assigned via APIPA. The most likely cause is that the DHCP server is unavailable.

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