Week 16 Reflection: Where Did the Network Path Actually Fail?

Use your network puzzle dossier.

Write 150 to 250 words, or record an equivalent explanation, responding to this prompt:

A workstation cannot reach a website. Why is "the network is down" too broad to be a useful diagnosis?

Include:

• one local device or link
• one IP configuration check
• one routing check
• the difference between MAC and IP roles
• one condition where local communication could still work while internet access fails
• one security boundary from your topology

Finish with:

I would narrow the failure by checking ________ before ________.