Exam N10-008 topic 1 question 197 discussion

Answer C is correct because the "tracert" command is short for "traceroute," the CLI command which determines the route a packet takes to its destination. Knowing which networks a packet travels through is essential in identifying latency when visiting a website. Answer A is incorrect because the "ipconfig" command lists the local device's TCP/IP and network adapter information. It will not list underlying reasons for network latency. Answer B is incorrect because the "netstat" command shows all active connection to the device but does not show the latency for packets in those connections. Answer D is incorrect because although it shows the latency for packets between a source and its destination, the question asks on how to help identify the issue, not identify what the issue is.

C. tracert (Windows) or traceroute (Linux/Unix) will best help identify the issue. The tracert/traceroute command shows the path a network packet takes to reach its destination, including each hop and the round-trip time to each hop. This information can help determine if the latency is due to a specific hop along the path or if the issue is with the website itself.

Of course -> Tracert

I hope the exam give two choices then select both. Otherwise, select tracert, but I hope they do not make this so painful

C - it cant be ping because it will just show you said latency so its irrelevant

The Windows tracert command transmits information via the ICMP (Internet Control message protocol) as an echo request to a destination node and then listens for an ICMP echo reply from that node. These ICMP enabled echo requests allow a user to trace a path from the originating node to the destination node, and it identifies all intermediate network hops between them.