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XK0-005 · Question #633

An administrator would like to measure possible packet loss between a workstation and a remote web application that is running on port 443. Which of the following would be the best command for the…

The correct answer is C. mtr -T -P 443. mtr (My Traceroute) is a network diagnostic tool that combines the functionality of traceroute and ping. It shows real-time packet loss and latency on a hop-by-hop basis. The -T option uses TCP instead of ICMP, and the -P 443 option specifies the remote port. This provides the…

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Question

An administrator would like to measure possible packet loss between a workstation and a remote web application that is running on port 443. Which of the following would be the best command for the administrator to use to display this information?

Options

  • Aping -c 50
  • Btcpdump -p 443
  • Cmtr -T -P 443
  • Dtraceroute -p 443

How the community answered

(48 responses)
  • A
    13% (6)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    79% (38)
  • D
    6% (3)

Explanation

mtr (My Traceroute) is a network diagnostic tool that combines the functionality of traceroute and ping. It shows real-time packet loss and latency on a hop-by-hop basis. The -T option uses TCP instead of ICMP, and the -P 443 option specifies the remote port. This provides the best method for checking packet loss on port 443.

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#Network Troubleshooting#Packet Loss#mtr Command#TCP Ports

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