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CompTIA Exam N10-008 Topic 1 Question 66 Discussion

Actual exam question for CompTIA's N10-008 exam
Question #: 66
Topic #: 1
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An engineer recently installed a new distribution switch and connected two servers provisioned with the following IPs: 192.168.17.20 and 192.168.17.30. The servers cannot connect to the Internet, but they can reach themselves. The engineer observes that the distribution switch has the following setup:

The engineer is able to reach the core router 192.168.17.1 from the distribution switch. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this issue?

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Suggested Answer: C

The servers can communicate with each other but not the internet, indicating local network connectivity is fine. The distribution switch's VLAN and IP configuration are correct, and the engineer can reach the core router, suggesting the issue is not with the switch or the router. The most likely cause is that the servers do not have a default gateway configured, which is necessary for traffic to leave the local network and reach the internet.


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Leontine
2 months ago
I'm going with option C. The servers need to be configured with a default gateway to reach the outside world. Unless they're using some kind of fancy teleportation technique, of course.
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Flo
1 months ago
Definitely. Setting the default gateway should solve the issue.
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Twana
1 months ago
I agree. It's like having a phone with no way to dial out.
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Devora
1 months ago
Yeah, without a default gateway, they're stuck in their own little network bubble.
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Denae
2 months ago
Option C is correct. The servers need a default gateway to reach the Internet.
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Zachary
2 months ago
Hold up, did the engineer try turning it off and on again? That's the first step, right? Just kidding, but seriously, the default gateway is the most likely problem here.
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Franklyn
2 months ago
A routing loop? Really? I think the engineer needs to double-check the Layer 1 connection first. That's usually the culprit.
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Moon
1 months ago
It's always good to check all possible causes before jumping to conclusions.
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Jillian
1 months ago
I think the subnet mask could also be a potential issue to look into.
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Marcelle
2 months ago
Maybe the engineer should also verify the default gateway configuration on the servers.
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Edwin
2 months ago
I agree, the Layer 1 connection is often the root cause of connectivity issues.
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Junita
3 months ago
Hmm, the subnet mask looks fine to me. I bet the issue is with the router configuration.
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Gianna
2 months ago
Hmm, the subnet mask looks fine to me. I bet the issue is with the router configuration.
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Jesusita
2 months ago
C) The servers are not configured with default gateway.
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Sommer
2 months ago
A) A routing loop has occurred.
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Donte
3 months ago
The servers can reach each other, but not the internet? Sounds like a classic case of a missing default gateway.
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Ricarda
1 months ago
C) The engineer should check the server configurations and add the default gateway.
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An
1 months ago
D) Once the default gateway is added, the servers should be able to reach the internet.
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Arlean
2 months ago
B) That makes sense, without a default gateway they wouldn't know how to reach the internet.
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Romana
2 months ago
A) The servers are not configured with default gateway.
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Han
3 months ago
I agree with Rosalyn. Without a default gateway, the servers won't be able to reach the Internet.
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Rosalyn
3 months ago
I think the most likely cause is that the servers are not configured with default gateway.
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