XK0-006 Troubleshooting Practice Question
A system administrator wants to collect network performance statistics over time, including packet loss and latency, to diagnose intermittent connectivity issues. Which tool combines the functionality of ping and traceroute into a single continuous monitoring command?
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mtr
mtr (My TraceRoute) continuously sends packets and displays real-time statistics including loss and latency for each hop, combining ping and traceroute.
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mtr
Why this is correct
Correct. mtr is the tool that combines ping and traceroute with continuous monitoring.
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tcpdump
Why it's wrong here
tcpdump captures packets for analysis but does not provide cumulative statistics like mtr.
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ss
Why it's wrong here
ss displays socket statistics, not network path performance.
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netstat
Why it's wrong here
netstat shows network connections and routing tables, not path performance.
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