LFCS Question #444: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

All of the following information is provided in any output from the netstat utility EXCEPT:

Options

• Abroadcast services
• Binterface statistics
• Cmasquerading connections
• Dnetwork connections
• Erouting tables

Explanation

netstat provides information on network connections, interface statistics, and routing tables, but it does not specifically list or manage "broadcast services" as a distinct output category.

Common mistakes.

• B. netstat can display detailed interface statistics using options like -i.
• C. netstat can show connections that are subject to network address translation (masquerading) from the local system's perspective.
• D. netstat is fundamentally used to list all active network connections, both incoming and outgoing.
• E. netstat can display the kernel IP routing table using the -r option.

Concept tested. Netstat utility output details

Reference. https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/netstat.8.html

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