I'm taking a Networking course and now I'm on the chapter dealing with IPs. This is one questions on the end of chapter exam, which really wasn't covered and I don't understand the answer:
Here is a configuration on a home network computing device:
IP Address: 172.16.2.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.254.0
Default Gateway: 172.16.1.1
DNS: 192.168.1.1
Which of the following changes will allow the computing device to communicate properly?
a. Change the DNS to 172.16.1.100
b. Change the WINS to 172.17.4.136
c. Change the netmask to 255.255.255.0
d. Change the default gateway to 172.16.3.1
The correct answer was "d". Can someone explain to me why? Thank you!
Here is a configuration on a home network computing device:
IP Address: 172.16.2.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.254.0
Default Gateway: 172.16.1.1
DNS: 192.168.1.1
Which of the following changes will allow the computing device to communicate properly?
a. Change the DNS to 172.16.1.100
b. Change the WINS to 172.17.4.136
c. Change the netmask to 255.255.255.0
d. Change the default gateway to 172.16.3.1
The correct answer was "d". Can someone explain to me why? Thank you!