XK0-006 Troubleshooting Practice Question
A system administrator is investigating a slow website. The web server is responding but pages load slowly. Which THREE commands can help identify network latency or packet loss?
⚠ Common exam trap
CompTIA often tests the distinction between `traceroute` (which shows a single snapshot of path latency) and `mtr` (which provides ongoing, aggregated statistics including packet loss per hop), leading candidates to overlook `mtr` as a superior tool for diagnosing intermittent or persistent network issues.
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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mtr example.com
B is correct because `mtr` (My TraceRoute) combines the functionality of `ping` and `traceroute` into a single diagnostic tool. It continuously sends ICMP packets to each hop along the path to the target, displaying per-hop latency and packet loss statistics in real time. This makes it ideal for identifying where network latency or packet loss is occurring between the server and the client, which directly addresses the symptom of a slow website.
Answer analysis
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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dig example.com
Why it's wrong here
dig is for DNS queries, not latency.
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mtr example.com
Why this is correct
mtr shows per-hop loss and latency.
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ping -c 10 example.com
Why this is correct
ping shows packet loss and RTT.
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ss -tlnp
Why it's wrong here
ss shows local socket states, not network latency.
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traceroute example.com
Why this is correct
traceroute shows path and RTT per hop.
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