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350-701 Practice Question: An engineer is troubleshooting a Cisco ASA…
An engineer is troubleshooting a Cisco ASA firewall and notices that traffic from a specific subnet is being dropped. The engineer wants to verify if the drop is due to an access control list (ACL) or an inspection policy. Which command should be used to see the reason for packet drops?
⚠ Common exam trap
Cisco often tests the distinction between commands that show configuration or active connections versus commands that show drop reasons, leading candidates to mistakenly choose 'show access-list' or 'show service-policy' because they think hit counts or policy statistics will reveal the drop cause.
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Why each option matters
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show asp drop
The 'show asp drop' command displays packet drop statistics from the Accelerated Security Path (ASP) on a Cisco ASA. It provides a detailed breakdown of why packets are dropped, including drops due to ACLs, inspection policies, or other security checks. This makes it the correct tool to differentiate between ACL and inspection policy drops.
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Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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show access-list
Why it's wrong here
Shows ACL hit counts but not drop reasons.
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show asp drop
Why this is correct
Displays packet drop counters with reasons, including ACL and inspection drops.
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show conn
Why it's wrong here
Shows active connections, not drop reasons.
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show service-policy
Why it's wrong here
Shows inspection policy statistics but not specific drop reasons.
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