Referring to the exhibit, which statement is correct? traceroute to 10.1.15.2 (10.1.15.2), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 10.1.36.1 (10.1.36.1) 0.651 ms 7.834 ms 0.506 ms 2 10.1.23.1 (10.1.23.1) 0.5…

While a TTL value might have expired for the packet, the asterisks themselves directly signify a timeout (no response), not specifically that the TTL was exceeded.

A loop would typically show the same IP addresses repeatedly, not just timeouts, unless the loop leads to a black hole where no responses are sent back.

In a traceroute utility, asterisks (`* * *`) for a given hop indicate that the probe packets sent to that hop did not elicit any response within the configured timeout period, meaning a response timed out.

The asterisks indicate a failure to receive a response, not that the traceroute has completed; completion is indicated by reaching the destination or exceeding the maximum hop count.