XK0-006 Troubleshooting Practice Question
A server is experiencing intermittent network connectivity issues. The administrator wants to run a continuous test that combines ping and traceroute to monitor the path and packet loss to a target host. Which command should be used?
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mtr target
mtr combines ping and traceroute functionality, continuously showing each hop and packet loss statistics.
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mtr target
Why this is correct
mtr continuously displays the route and packet loss per hop.
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tcpdump -i any host target
Why it's wrong here
tcpdump captures packets, not route or loss statistics.
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ping -f target
Why it's wrong here
ping -f is flood ping, not combined with traceroute.
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traceroute -n target
Why it's wrong here
traceroute only shows the path once, not continuous.
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