Professor Messer Flashcards
What does Out of Band Management allow?
to manage a network even when the primary connection is down
TDR
Time Domain Reflectometer
What is an Open Circuit?
an incomplete path
IBSS
Independent Basic Service Set
RSSI
Received Signal Strength Indicator
What is Asymmetric Routing
when a packet travels on different paths when leaving and returning
SOA
Start of Authority
What’s the difference between LACP and LAG?
LACP is used to dynamically manage LAGs
OOBM
Out of Band Management
What does a Physical Tap allow?
it let’s you intercept all traffic going through a cable
At which layer are CRC errors detected?
2
What OSI layer are SYN and ACK from?
4
What are Crossover cables used for?
connecting 2 like devices
Ex: 2 computers, 2 switches, 2 routers
What are Rollover cables used for?
connecting to a management port on switches and routers
What determines which VLAN you’re on?
The VLAN settings in the switch
What are Straight-Through cables used for?
connecting an end device to a network device
What are TDRs used for?
to find and measure the distance to a fault in a cable
What are Inductive Probes used for?
to trace cables
LACP
Link Aggregation Control Protocol
CRC
Cyclic Redundancy Check
SAE
Simultaneous Authentication of Equals
TKIP
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
What is Iperf?
a tool for measuring network performance
What do DB9 connectors look like?
VGA connectors
they’re also shaped like a capital D
