OD41

10 November 2025

CompTIA Network+: Troubleshooting Network Issues

 

Question:

Your wireless network has grown significantly and all devices have been upgraded to their newest models. Previous tests have revealed that your primary issues with connectivity are slow speeds, high interference, and the use of overlapping channels. Which solution might best address all of these concerns?

  • Switch from the 2.4 GHz band to the 5 GHz band


Question

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If the DHCP scope being used for guest access in the lobby of a hotel is continually running out of IP addresses, what is the most likely cause?

  • The lease duration is too long


Question

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Which utility would be the best option to help determine which IP address is currently mapped to any given MAC address?

  • ARP


Question

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Which utility would be the best option to use when trying to determine the maximum bandwidth specifications of applications using either the TCP or the UDP transport protocol?

  • iperf


Question

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If you discover that a service has become unresponsive, and its state is set to automatic, by which methods could the service be reset?

  • Restart the service

  • Reboot the server


Question

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Which values would indicate that your netmask has been entered or calculated correctly?

  • 255.0.0.0

  • 255.255.0.0

  • 255.255.255.0


Question

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A packet sniffer might be used in which situations?

Answer B.

  • Classifying traffic
  • Answer C.
  • Identify if weak passwords are being used

Question
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If your IP address configuration does not include a value for the default gateway, but your address and netmask are correct, which connectivity scenarios will occur?

  • You will only be able to connect to systems in the same network

  • You will not be able to connect to the internet


Question

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Effective Isotropic Radiated Power refers to which characteristic of wireless transmission?

  • The strength of a transmission emanating from the antenna


Question

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Which Linux utility would be the best option to use to help troubleshoot issues with the DNS service?

  • dig


Question

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Which statement most accurately characterizes the likelihood of a MAC address conflict in a network?

  • They are very rare


Question

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When troubleshooting the configuration of a firewall, which values would you expect to see configured for any entries in the Access Control List?

Answer A.

  • Zone
  • Interface on which a rule is placed
  • Source and destination IP addresses

Question
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Which port scanning technique attempts to fool a target system into believing communications have been occurring by sending an indication that the conversation has ended?

  • FIN scan


Question

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If you plug an ethernet cable into the network adapter of your computer and the LED status light does not activate, what is the most likely cause?

  • Damaged cable


Question

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Which utility is most effective at diagnosing issues with the DNS service?

  • Nslookup


Question

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A Wi-Fi analyzer would not be effective in determining which characteristic of a wireless network implementation?

Answer D.

  • The security settings to use

Question
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Which implementation can be configured on your switches to prevent the implementation of a rogue DHCP server?

  • DHCP snooping


Question

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In a wireless network, which factor would likely have the most noticeable effect on the available bandwidth of a connection?

  • Distance


Question

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If the certificate on a server seems to be intact, but the server that issued the certificate in the first place cannot be verified, how would this error be classified?

  • Missing chain certificate


Question

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Installing an antenna in a vertical or upright position as opposed to a horizontal position is an implementation of which characteristic of wireless transmissions?

  • Polarization


Question

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A scenario whereby packets are leaving your network through one route, indicates which type of issue?

Answer B.

  • Asymmetric routing