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MK0-201 · Question #141

Ping utilities can be used for basic network connectivity tests; the ping command sends out an ICMP Echo Request packets and the destination host will reply with an ICMP Echo Reply packets if the…

The correct answer is C. A filtering device is dropping the packets. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

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Ping utilities can be used for basic network connectivity tests; the ping command sends out an ICMP Echo Request packets and the destination host will reply with an ICMP Echo Reply packets if the host is alive. However, in some cases the host might be alive and responses are not received. What is the most likely cause of such behavior?

Options

  • AThe packet suffers from time exceeded in transit
  • BThe packet did not reach the destination gateway
  • CA filtering device is dropping the packets
  • DThe remote device OS does not support the ping command

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