A network technician is configuring a new web server that will host a public-facing website. Which type of IP address must be assigned to the server to make it accessible from the Internet?
A private address
An APIPA address
A default gateway address
A public address
For a server to be directly accessible from the public Internet, it must have a public IP address. Public IP addresses, also known as globally routable addresses, are unique on the Internet and allow devices to communicate globally. Private IP addresses (e.g., from the 192.168.0.0/16 range) are for use on a local network only and are not routable on the Internet. An APIPA (Automatic Private IP Addressing) address (from the 169.254.0.0/16 range) is a link-local address self-assigned when a device cannot contact a DHCP server and is also not routable. A default gateway address is the IP of the local router that forwards traffic to external networks; it is the 'exit door' for the local network, not an address assigned to a specific server or workstation.
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