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Which of the following commands will help identify a broken router between the local and the remote machine?

The correct answer is E. traceroute. The traceroute command maps the network path between a local and remote host, identifying each router (hop) along the way and revealing where connectivity issues might occur.

Submitted by kim_seoul· Apr 18, 2026Networking

Question

Which of the following commands will help identify a broken router between the local and the remote machine?

Options

  • Aps
  • Bnetstat
  • Cnslookup
  • Difconfig
  • Etraceroute

How the community answered

(16 responses)
  • D
    6% (1)
  • E
    94% (15)

Why each option

The `traceroute` command maps the network path between a local and remote host, identifying each router (hop) along the way and revealing where connectivity issues might occur.

Aps

The `ps` command lists running processes and has no functionality related to network path diagnostics.

Bnetstat

The `netstat` command displays network connections, routing tables, and interface statistics but does not map the path to a remote host.

Cnslookup

The `nslookup` command queries DNS servers for domain name information and does not diagnose network routing issues.

Difconfig

The `ifconfig` command configures or displays network interface parameters on the local machine and does not provide information about the path to a remote host.

EtracerouteCorrect

The `traceroute` command sends packets with increasing TTL values to map the path to a destination, displaying each intermediate router and the time taken for the round trip, which helps pinpoint where communication failures or delays originate along the route.

Concept tested: Network path troubleshooting

Source: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/traceroute.8.html

Topics

#traceroute#network troubleshooting#routing#network diagnostics

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