CV0-002 · Question #228
Which of the following will use ICMP to successively check hops between the source and destination?
The correct answer is A. traceroute. Traceroute is a network diagnostic utility that uses ICMP messages with incrementally increasing Time-To-Live values to map the path taken by packets between a source and a destination, identifying each router hop along the way.
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Which of the following will use ICMP to successively check hops between the source and destination?
Options
- Atraceroute
- Bnetstat
- Cdig
- Droute
How the community answered
(31 responses)- A87% (27)
- B3% (1)
- C3% (1)
- D6% (2)
Why each option
Traceroute is a network diagnostic utility that uses ICMP messages with incrementally increasing Time-To-Live values to map the path taken by packets between a source and a destination, identifying each router hop along the way.
Traceroute (or tracert on Windows) sends packets, typically using ICMP Echo Request messages, with a Time-To-Live (TTL) value that starts low and is successively incremented for each set of packets. Each router along the path that receives a packet with a TTL of 1 decrements it to 0 and responds with an ICMP Time Exceeded message, allowing traceroute to identify each network hop between the source and destination.
Netstat is a command-line tool used to display active network connections, routing tables, interface statistics, and other network protocol information, but it does not trace network hops.
Dig (Domain Information Groper) is a command-line utility used for querying DNS name servers to retrieve information about host addresses, mail exchanges, and other DNS records, not for tracing network paths.
The route command is used to view or manipulate the IP routing table of the local host, allowing administrators to add, delete, or modify static routes, but it does not trace the path packets take through the network.
Concept tested: Network diagnostic tools - Traceroute
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/tracert
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