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PCNSE Secure Access and VPN Practice Question
Order the steps to capture traffic on a Palo Alto Networks firewall using the packet capture feature.
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Configure filter, Start capture, Generate traffic, Stop capture, Download
The correct sequence for packet capture on a Palo Alto Networks firewall is: first configure the capture filter to define which traffic to capture, then start the capture, generate the traffic, stop the capture to finalize the data, and finally download the capture file. This order ensures that the desired traffic is captured cleanly and the file is ready for analysis.
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Configure filter, Start capture, Generate traffic, Stop capture, Download
Why this is correct
This is correct because you must first define what traffic to capture, then enable the capture, generate the traffic, stop the capture to save the data, and finally download the file.
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Start capture, Configure filter, Generate traffic, Stop capture, Download
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because starting the capture before configuring the filter would capture all traffic, which is inefficient and may miss the desired traffic if the filter is applied later.
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Configure filter, Generate traffic, Start capture, Stop capture, Download
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because you must start the capture before generating traffic, otherwise the traffic will not be captured.
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Configure filter, Start capture, Generate traffic, Download, Stop capture
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because you must stop the capture before downloading; otherwise, the capture file may be incomplete or corrupted.
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