Packet Forwarding · Intermediate · ~4 min
Missing default gateway
Diagnose why a packet to a remote network never leaves the host.
Your PC192.0.2.10
Switch
Gateway router
Destination server198.51.100.20
The packet cannot leave the PC
Unfold each layer below to inspect what this hop's packet actually carries.
- Source MAC
- 02:00:00:00:00:10
- Destination MAC
- —
The destination is outside 192.0.2.0/24, but the PC has no default gateway. It cannot choose a next hop, so no Ethernet frame is sent.
Hop 1 of 1: The packet cannot leave the PC · blocked