Identify Common Connectivity Problems and Their Solutions NETWORKING-FOUNDATIONS Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–9

1. 6expert · hard

   A network administrator is troubleshooting a connectivity issue between two switches. The link is up, but spanning-tree is blocking the port. The administrator needs to restore connectivity while maintaining redundancy. What is the most appropriate action?

   • ACheck the spanning-tree configuration and ensure the port is in the correct VLAN.
   • BIncrease the spanning-tree priority on the switch to force the port into forwarding state.
   • CChange the port to an access port to bypass spanning-tree.
   • DDisable spanning-tree on the port to force it into forwarding state.
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2. 7foundation · easy

   A network administrator is troubleshooting why a workstation cannot reach a web server at 10.1.1.10. The workstation can ping its default gateway. Which command would be most useful to determine whether the path to the server is blocked at an intermediate router?

   • Aping 10.1.1.10
   • Bshow mac address-table
   • Ctraceroute 10.1.1.10
   • Dshow ip interface brief
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4. 8foundation · easy

   A technician notices that two switches connected via a trunk port cannot exchange VLAN traffic. The trunk is up, but frames from VLAN 10 are not being forwarded. Which configuration mismatch is the most likely cause?

   • AThe native VLAN is different on both switches
   • BThe trunk is using the wrong encapsulation type
   • CVLAN 10 is not allowed on the trunk on one switch
   • DThe switches have different spanning-tree priorities
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5. 9foundation · easy

   A user reports that they cannot reach a server on a different subnet. The switch port connected to the user's PC is administratively up, but the PC has an IP address in the 192.168.10.0/24 range while the server is on 192.168.20.0/24. Which type of connectivity problem is most likely indicated by this information?

   • ALink down
   • BCable fault
   • CVLAN mismatch
   • DIP addressing error
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