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200-201 · Question #553

An engineer must gather data for monitoring purposes from different network devices. The engineer must gather events from the local network and use that information for packet sniffing. The engineer…

The correct answer is B. tap. A network tap creates a true physical copy of traffic with full fidelity, making it ideal for packet sniffing and monitoring because it preserves the exact packets and timing without relying on switch forwarding behavior.

Submitted by jakub_pl· Mar 6, 2026Network Intrusion Analysis

Question

An engineer must gather data for monitoring purposes from different network devices. The engineer must gather events from the local network and use that information for packet sniffing. The engineer must create an exact copy and provide full fidelity. Which solution must the engineer use?

Options

  • ANAT
  • Btap
  • Cspan ports
  • Dtunneling

How the community answered

(28 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    93% (26)
  • D
    4% (1)

Explanation

A network tap creates a true physical copy of traffic with full fidelity, making it ideal for packet sniffing and monitoring because it preserves the exact packets and timing without relying on switch forwarding behavior.

Topics

#network tap#packet sniffing#data collection#traffic mirroring

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