A group of users is unable to connect to the network. When testing several of the PCs and issuing the command ipconfig , the technician notices that all of them have an IP address in the 169.254.x.x range. What is the most likely cause of this problem?

A group of users is unable to connect to the network. When testing several of the PCs and issuing the command ipconfig , the technician notices that all of them have an IP address in the 169.254.x.x range. What is the most likely cause of this problem?

• The Internet connection is down.
• The DHCP server is not operational.
• The gateway address is incorrect.
• The DNS server is not operational.
  

  Answers Explanation & Hints: If the PCs are not able to connect to a DHCP, they will be allocated an IP address within the range 169.254.0.0 – 169.254.255.255.