Identify the switching method that receives the entire frame then dispatches it? * Cut-through * Receive and forward * Store and forward * Fast forward Correct answer: C Store and forward switching receives the entire frame before dispatching it. 98Identify the purpose of ICMP? * Avoiding routing loops * Send error and control messages * [...]

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As system administrator, you type “debug ipx sap” and receive the following lines as part of the IOS response: type 0×4, “HELLO2?, 199.0002.0003.0006 (451), 2 hops type 0×4, “HELLO1?, 199.0002.0003.0008 (451), 2 hops What does “0×4? signify? * That is a Get Nearest Server response. * That it is a General query. * That it [...]

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These questions were sent in from IBM. They discuss various telecom and networking topics. OSPF Describe OSPF in your own words. OSPF areas, the purpose of having each of them Types of OSPF LSA, the purpose of each LSA type What exact LSA type you can see in different areas How OSPF establishes neighboor relation, [...]

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Siddharth sent in questions he got for sysadmin interview: Difference between layer 2 and layer 3 devices? What is VLAN? What is the subnet for a class C network? Are you familiar with automounter? Have you configured an NIS server/client? Have your configured a NFS server? Windows and Linux interoperability how to? What is RAID [...]

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