ITPEC IP October 2022 Question 33
ITPEC IP October 2022 — Question 33 of 100
PC1's default gateway is the router interface on LAN1. When a destination is outside PC1's local subnet, PC1 sends the packet to this router, which forwards it toward LAN2 and the Internet path. A default gateway must be reachable directly on the host's local network.
Answer (a)
Why not others:
- the firewall is beyond the router on LAN2
- the DHCP server supplies configuration but is not the forwarding gateway
- the proxy handles application requests and is not PC1's IP router
Key rule: A host's default gateway is the local router used when no more specific local route matches a destination.
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