A medium-sized company has recently expanded their office across two adjacent buildings, requiring the setup of an Internet connection in the new location. They have installed a router in the new building and have established a new dedicated leased line to the router in the main building. However, employees in the new location are experiencing connectivity issues. What is the MOST likely reason for these connectivity problems?
There is a misconfiguration in the router settings regarding the proper routes or subnet masks.
The router's power supply in the new building is not providing a consistent electricity flow.
The dedicated leased line installation is faulty, leading to frequent signal losses.
The firewall settings in the old building's router are preventing any external connections.
Routers are responsible for routing traffic between different networks, so if there is a misconfiguration in the router settings related to network address translation, routes, or subnet masks, clients may face connectivity issues. A misconfigured leased line could refer to physical connectivity or ISP level configuration issues, which would affect connection establishment before data hits the router. Incorrect firewall settings often result in blocking traffic, but they would not usually cause intermittent connectivity issues. Lastly, a faulty power supply would cause the router to be powered off, not intermittent connectivity.
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