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A BIG IP Administrator need to perform a packet capture and identify the source IP that is connecting to the Virtual Server. Which utility should the administrator use on the BIG IP device?
The correct answer is D. tcpdump. On a BIG-IP device, tcpdump is the correct utility for capturing network packets to identify source IPs connecting to a Virtual Server.
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A BIG IP Administrator need to perform a packet capture and identify the source IP that is connecting to the Virtual Server. Which utility should the administrator use on the BIG IP device?
Options
- Aleinel
- Btraceroute
- Cping
- Dtcpdump
How the community answered
(33 responses)- A6% (2)
- B3% (1)
- D91% (30)
Why each option
On a BIG-IP device, tcpdump is the correct utility for capturing network packets to identify source IPs connecting to a Virtual Server.
leinel is not a recognized or valid BIG-IP utility for packet capture or traffic analysis.
traceroute is used to trace the network path packets take to a destination host, not to capture or inspect packet contents or source IP addresses.
ping tests basic ICMP reachability to a host and does not capture or display detailed packet-level connection information.
tcpdump is a command-line packet analyzer available on BIG-IP systems that captures live network traffic at the interface level. It allows an administrator to inspect packet-level details including source and destination IP addresses for traffic hitting a Virtual Server. It is the standard tool for low-level traffic analysis on BIG-IP and supports filters to narrow capture scope.
Concept tested: BIG-IP packet capture using tcpdump
Source: https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K411
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