A network technician is troubleshooting a connectivity issue. All users within the network report that they are unable to navigate to websites on the internet; however, they can still access local network resources. The technician issues a command and receives the following results:

Which of the following best explains the result of this command?
Correct Answer: D
The users are unable to navigate to websites on the internet but can access local network resources, indicating a possible DNS issue. The ping command result showing "TTL expired in transit" suggests that packets are not reaching their destination due to a DNS misconfiguration that is not resolving website names into IP addresses correctly3. A possible solution is to check and correct the DNS server settings on the network devices4.
References: 3: What does "TTL expired in transit" mean?54: CompTIA Network+ N10-008 Cert Guide - Chapter 14: Network Monitoring2