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220-1101 · Question #447

A technician is troubleshooting a network issue and needs to check the status of a local network device in the least disruptive manner possible. Which of the following tools should the technician use

The correct answer is A. Network tap. A network tap passively copies traffic flowing through a network link and forwards it to a monitoring device, without interrupting or injecting traffic - making it the least disruptive option. A cable tester (B) requires disconnecting cables. A multimeter (C) measures electrical

Hardware and network troubleshooting

Question

A technician is troubleshooting a network issue and needs to check the status of a local network device in the least disruptive manner possible. Which of the following tools should the technician use to accomplish this task?

Options

  • ANetwork tap
  • BCable tester
  • CMultimeter
  • DTone generator

How the community answered

(30 responses)
  • A
    77% (23)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    7% (2)
  • D
    13% (4)

Explanation

A network tap passively copies traffic flowing through a network link and forwards it to a monitoring device, without interrupting or injecting traffic - making it the least disruptive option. A cable tester (B) requires disconnecting cables. A multimeter (C) measures electrical properties and isn't relevant to network device status. A tone generator (D) is used to trace cable runs physically, not monitor device status.

Topics

#Network troubleshooting#Network tap#Monitoring tools#Passive monitoring

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