CompTIA Server+ SK0-005 Practice Question
During scheduled maintenance, a systems administrator notices that production servers can ping their default gateway and other internal subnets, but cannot reach any external IP addresses or hostnames. A tracert 8.8.8.8 shows the first three hops-the core switch, the perimeter firewall's inside interface, and the firewall's outside interface-responding within normal latency. The trace then stops responding at the first upstream router owned by the company's Internet service provider (ISP), and every subsequent probe times out. A branch office that uses a different carrier reports no issues reaching the Internet. No access-control lists, VLANs, or routing tables were changed during the maintenance. Which action should the administrator take NEXT to restore connectivity?
Roll back the firewall configuration to the pre-maintenance backup.
Flush the forward lookup zone on the internal DNS servers.
Change the default route on the core router to point to an alternate VLAN.
Contact the ISP to report a suspected circuit outage and request a trouble ticket.