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You have a network that's connected using a physical bus topology. One of the cables that connects a workstation to the bus breaks.Which of the following BEST describes the effect that this will have on network communications? ✔✔No devices will be able to communicate.
A break in the network bus means that the end of the network bus is no longer terminated. For this reason, a break in the bus typically means that no devices can communicate. Identifying the location of the break is difficult on a true bus network.
You have just connected four new computer systems to an Ethernet switch using spare patch cables. After the installation, only three systems are able to access the network. You verify all client network settings and replace the network card in the failed system. The client is still unable to access the network.Which of the following might you suspect is the real cause of the problem? ✔✔Failed patch cable
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Bent and damaged patch cables prevent client systems from accessing the network. In this scenario, a faulty patch cable is the most likely cause of the connection failure. The easiest way to test this is to simply swap out the cable and try a known good UTP patch cable.
You are moving a client to a new location within an Ethernet network. Previous to the move, the client system did not have difficulty accessing the network.During the relocation, you attach patch cables from the client system to the wall jack and from the patch panel to the switch. Once connected, you do not get a link light on the network card or the switch. You swap out the cable running between the patch panel and the switch with a known good one, but you still cannot connect.Which of the following might you suspect is the problem? ✔✔Failed patch cable between the client system and the wall jack
Because the client system previously worked in a different location, the issue is not likely related to the client system. The NIC and switch LEDs' failure to light indicates that there isn't an end- to-end connection between the client and the switch. This means that either the patch cable between the wall jack and the client is faulty or the cable between the patch panel and the switch is faulty. The cable connecting the switch and the patch panel was verified, leaving the cable between the wall jack and the client system.It is unlikely that the issue is a failed network card, as the system was functioning in a different location, eliminating the possibility of hardware or software on the client system being the
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