A new server is brought online and receives a dynamic IP address. The administrator can ping other servers on the same subnet but not other subnets. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of

WINS is used for NetBIOS name resolution and does not affect the ability to route IP traffic to a gateway.

If the DHCP server's scope settings are incorrect, it might assign a valid IP address and subnet mask but fail to provide or provide an incorrect default gateway address. Without a correct default gateway, the server cannot route traffic to other subnets, though it can communicate with devices on its local subnet.

An ISP typically manages public IP addresses and external connectivity, not internal network routing issues for a server receiving a dynamic IP within a private network.

DNS resolves hostnames to IP addresses; a DNS issue would affect name resolution, not the ability to ping by IP address to other subnets.