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CompTIA Network+

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John is working in the Network repair and troubleshooting unit with a DSL service provider. He is trying to fix an issue with packets being lost en route to the destination. Which of these utilities can be used to find the number of hops a packet takes from the source to the destination?

tracert
nbtstat
ns lookup
netstat

Explanation

Answer: A-Tracert is the network troubleshooting tool that displays the number of hops taken by a packet from the source to the destination. The syntax for a tracert command for Windows is tracert host name .The command on Unix/Linux machines is traceroute hostname.

Key Takeaway: Tracert is the most used command for network troubleshooting under conditions of intermittency or packet loss. The timing information from tracert can be useful for detecting a malfunctioning or overloaded router.

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