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You work as a Network Administrator for Infonet Inc. The company has a Windows Server 2008 domain-based network. The network has three Windows Server 2008 member servers and 150 Windows Vista client…

The correct answer is B. netsh wlan show all. The command netsh wlan show all is required because it is the only subcommand that outputs interface data, network profile information, and wireless settings together in a single execution.

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You work as a Network Administrator for Infonet Inc. The company has a Windows Server 2008 domain-based network. The network has three Windows Server 2008 member servers and 150 Windows Vista client computers. The network contains a Windows Server 2008 Core computer named SERVER1 with NTFS file system. SERVER1 has a 802.11 wireless LAN adapter. The Wireless LAN Service is installed on SERVER1. You want to know about the 802.11 wireless LAN interface information, network information, and wireless settings on the system on SERVER1. Which of the following commands will you use to accomplish the task?

Options

  • Anetsh wlan show interfaces
  • Bnetsh wlan show all
  • Cnetsh wlan show settings
  • Dnetsh wlan show drivers

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  • B
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  • D
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Why each option

The command `netsh wlan show all` is required because it is the only subcommand that outputs interface data, network profile information, and wireless settings together in a single execution.

Anetsh wlan show interfaces

`netsh wlan show interfaces` displays only the current state and properties of wireless network adapters, omitting network profile data and global wireless configuration settings.

Bnetsh wlan show allCorrect

`netsh wlan show all` aggregates every category of wireless LAN information into one output, including interface status, available networks, stored profiles, and global wireless settings. The question explicitly requires all three categories - interface information, network information, and wireless settings - simultaneously, which only the `show all` subcommand satisfies. All other `netsh wlan show` subcommands are scoped to a single category and cannot fulfill the combined requirement on their own.

Cnetsh wlan show settings

`netsh wlan show settings` outputs only the global wireless LAN service settings, providing neither interface-level details nor network profile information.

Dnetsh wlan show drivers

`netsh wlan show drivers` reports only wireless adapter driver information and capabilities, not interface, network, or settings data.

Concept tested: Windows netsh wlan show all command scope

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/technologies/netsh/netsh-contexts

Topics

#netsh wlan#Windows Server Core#wireless LAN administration#network commands

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