Question

You run the ipconfig command on your computer, and it reports an IP address of 169.254.75.10 on the Ethernet interface. Which device assigned this IP address to the interface?

a. The ISP's DNS server
b. The local network's DHCP server on the SOHO router
c. The cable modem
d. The local computer

Answer 1

This IP address is assigned to the interface by the following device:

d. The local computer

Step-by-step explanation:

• Ipconfig command is also known as Internet protocol configuration command. It is command line tool that is used to configure the IP of network connections. This command give us information about the information about IP and other parameters like default gateways.
• The IP address 169.254.X.X is such IP address that can have values from 169.254.0.1 to 169.254.254.
• 169.254.X.X is a Automatic Private IP Address that tells that our computer is not connected with the internet because the computer is not getting IP address from server.