200-301 · Question #1428
Refer to the exhibit. The switch cat9k-acc-1 connects users to the campus LAN. Printing services are inaccessible through the network. Which interface issue is causing the connectivity problems?
The correct answer is C. A large number of broadcast packets are resulting in a port reset.. A large number of broadcast packets can lead to a broadcast storm, overwhelming a switch interface and potentially causing it to reset to prevent network instability.
Question
Exhibits
Options
- AA bad checksum is causing Ethernet frames to drop.
- BExcessive collisions are causing dropped frames.
- CA large number of broadcast packets are resulting in a port reset.
- DThe interface output queue cannot process the Ethernet frames.
How the community answered
(49 responses)- A20% (10)
- B4% (2)
- C65% (32)
- D10% (5)
Why each option
A large number of broadcast packets can lead to a broadcast storm, overwhelming a switch interface and potentially causing it to reset to prevent network instability.
Bad checksums indicate corrupted frames which are usually dropped, but do not typically cause a port reset in the same manner as a broadcast storm.
Excessive collisions primarily occur in half-duplex environments or due to duplex mismatches, leading to frame retransmissions and drops, but not usually a port reset mechanism for network saturation.
A large number of broadcast packets can indicate a broadcast storm, which can consume significant network bandwidth, overload switch CPUs, and cause widespread network instability, potentially leading to an interface being automatically reset or put into an error-disabled state to protect the network from further disruption.
An overloaded interface output queue means the interface cannot send frames fast enough, leading to dropped packets, but doesn't inherently imply a port reset as a direct consequence in the same way a broadcast storm might.
Concept tested: Common network interface issues (broadcast storms)
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/lan-switching/spanning-tree-protocol/10557-16.html
Topics
Community Discussion
No community discussion yet for this question.

