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XK0-006 · Question #142

An administrator is testing whether an application on a server is available remotely under the IP address 192.168.88.188 on port 5000. Which of the following commands should the administrator use to…

The correct answer is A. nc -v 192.168.88.188 5000. The netcat command can actively attempt a TCP connection to a specific IP address and port, making it suitable for verifying whether the application is reachable and listening on port 5000 from a remote system.

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Question

An administrator is testing whether an application on a server is available remotely under the IP address 192.168.88.188 on port 5000. Which of the following commands should the administrator use to verify the connectivity?

Options

  • Anc -v 192.168.88.188 5000
  • Bssh 192.168.88.188 -Р 5000
  • Ctcpdump 'host 192.168.88.188 and port 5000'
  • Dtraceroute 192.168.88.188:5000

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Explanation

The netcat command can actively attempt a TCP connection to a specific IP address and port, making it suitable for verifying whether the application is reachable and listening on port 5000 from a remote system.

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#netcat#port testing#remote connectivity#nc command

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