Module 13 Check Your Understanding & Module Quiz

to test that the host has the capability to reach hosts on other networks

A user who is unable to connect to the file server contacts the help desk. The helpdesk technician asks the user to ping the IP address of the default gateway that is configured on the workstation. What is the purpose for this ping command?

traceroute

A network administrator can successfully ping the server at www.cisco.com, but cannot ping the company web server located at an ISP in another city. Which tool or command would help identify the specific router where the packet was lost or delayed?

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A network administrator is testing network connectivity by issuing the ping command on a router. Which symbol will be displayed to indicate that a time expired during the wait for an ICMP echo reply message?

Hop Limit Field

What field content is used by ICMPv6 to determine that a packet has expired?

ping

Which utility uses the Internet Control Messaging Protocol (ICMP)?

The traceart command shows the information of routers in the path

What is a function of the tracert command that differs from the ping command when they are used on a workstation?

Neighbor Solicitation (NS)

What message is sent by a host to check the uniqueness of an IPv6 address before using that address?

Time Exceeded

Which ICMP message is used by the traceroute utility during the process of finding the path between two end hosts?

ping

Which command can be used to test connectivity between two devices using echo request and echo reply messages?

ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

Which protocol is used by IPv4 and IPv6 to provide error messaging?

ICMP

Which protocol provides feedback from the destination host to the source host about errors in packet delivery?

- the destination device is reachable through the network - the average time it takes a packet to reach the destination and for the response to return to the source

Which two things can be determined by using the ping command? (Choose two.)

- Destination or Service Unreachable - Time exceeded

Which two types of ICMP messages are common to both ICMPv4 and ICMPv6? (Choose two.)

Router Solicitation (RS) message

Which type of ICMPv6 message would a host send to acquire an IPv6 configuration when booting up?

traceart

A technician is troubleshooting a network where it is suspected that a defective node in the network path is causing packets to be dropped. The technician only has the IP address of the end point device and does not have any details of the intermediate devices. What command can the technician use to identify the faulty node?

The TCP/IP implementation is functional

A user calls to report that a PC cannot access the internet. The network technician asks the user to issue the command ping 127.0.0.1 in a command prompt window. The user reports that the result is four positive replies. What conclusion can be drawn based on this connectivity test?