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One of the configuration parameters transmitted to each network device is its default gateway. This
address is configured by the network administrators and it informs each personal computer or other
network device where to send data if the target station does not reside on the same subnet as the
source. If your machine can reach all stations on the same subnet (usually a building or a sector
within a building), but cannot communicate outside of this area, it is usually because of an
incorrectly configured default gateway.
Lynx: constellation introduced by J. Hevelius in 1687. The Lynx is a
nocturnal wildcat with superb eyesight. The observers of this constellation
would have to be “lynx-eyed” to see it.