CompTIA Network+ (N10-007) — Question 657

An employee, who is using a laptop connected to the wireless network, is able to connect to the Internet but not to internal company resources. A systems administrator reviews the following information from the laptop:

IP: 192.168.1.100 -

MASK: 255.255.255.0 -

ROUTER: 192.168.1.1 -
The administrator was expecting to see a network address within 10.100.0.0/23, which is consistent with the company's wireless network. The network administrator verifies the company's wireless network is configured and working properly. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this issue?

Answer options

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C, Wrong SSID, because the employee's device is likely connected to a different network entirely, which explains why it can access the Internet but not internal resources. The other options, such as interference or security type mismatch, would not specifically result in this scenario where the device has an IP address in a different range than expected.