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SK0-003 · Question #363

An administrator wants to use a Windows system to monitor a server that is rebooting. Which of the following commands should the administrator use to know when the NIC is back online in the server?

The correct answer is B. ping -t. To continuously monitor a server's network interface card (NIC) for connectivity after a reboot, the administrator should use the ping -t command. This command sends continuous ICMP echo requests until manually stopped, indicating when the server is reachable.

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Question

An administrator wants to use a Windows system to monitor a server that is rebooting. Which of the following commands should the administrator use to know when the NIC is back online in the server?

Options

  • Aping i 240
  • Bping -t
  • Cping -a
  • Dping w 240

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Why each option

To continuously monitor a server's network interface card (NIC) for connectivity after a reboot, the administrator should use the ping -t command. This command sends continuous ICMP echo requests until manually stopped, indicating when the server is reachable.

Aping i 240

The ping -i 240 command sets the Time To Live (TTL) value of the ICMP packets to 240, which is unrelated to continuously monitoring a server for connectivity after a reboot.

Bping -tCorrect

The ping -t command sends continuous ICMP echo requests to the target host until interrupted, allowing the administrator to immediately see when the server's NIC comes back online and starts responding.

Cping -a

The ping -a command resolves addresses to hostnames, which is not the primary function for monitoring when a NIC is back online.

Dping w 240

The ping -w 240 command sets the timeout for each ping request to 240 milliseconds, which determines how long to wait for a reply, but it does not send continuous pings.

Concept tested: Using ping command for continuous network monitoring

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/ping

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#ping command#Network monitoring#NIC connectivity

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