A Linux server cannot establish connections to devices located on another segment of the network. Upon inspection, you discover that the server has been assigned an address of 192.168.1.126 with a mask indicating it can host up to 126 devices. A noted detail is that the segment's gateway resides at 192.168.1.129. What is the BEST explanation for this connectivity issue?
The server is assigned the special address of its subnet that denotes the beginning of the IP range
The server is utilizing the address typically reserved for broadcasting within its subnet
The subnet does not provide an adequate number of host addresses for the network's needs
The gateway's address falls outside the server's subnet range
Given the server's assignment allowing for 126 devices, the subnet mask is inferred to be 255.255.255.128, which points to a /25 CIDR notation. This division places the server within the range of 192.168.1.0 to 192.168.1.127. The gateway's address of 192.168.1.129 falls outside of this range, meaning they are not on the same subnet; hence, the server cannot communicate through this gateway to other segments. The server is not assigned a special address such as a network or broadcast address, and the network's host capacity appears correctly configured for its subnet, dismissing the other provided options.
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