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JNCIA-SEC Monitoring And Troubleshooting Practice Question

An administrator needs to verify whether source NAT pool addresses are being exhausted. Which command should they execute?

Answer choices

Why each option matters

Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.

Correct answer & explanation

show security nat source pool

The show security nat source pool command displays pool utilization statistics and active allocation counts.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

  • show route pool-address

    Why it's wrong here

    Routing tables do not track NAT address pools.

  • show security translation pool-exhaustion

    Why it's wrong here

    Translation exhaustion alerts are logged in syslog, not queried via this command.

  • show security nat source pool

    Why this is correct

    Correct. This command shows source NAT pool usage and available translation addresses.

  • show security flow pool-status

    Why it's wrong here

    This is an invalid operational command.

Visual reference

Inside (Private) PC-A 10.0.0.1 PC-B 10.0.0.2 NAT Router Outside (Public) 203.0.113.1 Inside Global Server PAT: many private IPs share one public IP via unique port numbers

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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Juniper Networks exam blueprint

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