Exam 312-50 topic 8 question 28 discussion

Actual exam question from ECCouncil's 312-50

Question #: 28
Topic #: 8

The network administrator contacts you and tells you that she noticed the temperature on the internal wireless router increases by more than 20% during weekend hours when the office was closed. She asks you to investigate the issue because she is busy dealing with a big conference and she doesnt have time to perform the task.
What tool can you use to view the network traffic being sent and received by the wireless router?

A. Wireshark
B. Nessus
C. Netcat
D. Netstat

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Suggested Answer: A 🗳️
Wireshark is a Free and open source packet analyzer. It is used for network troubleshooting, analysis, software and communications protocol development, and education.
Incorrect Answers:
B: Nessus is an open-source network vulnerability scanner that uses the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures architecture for easy cross-linking between compliant security tools.
C: Netcat (often abbreviated to nc) is a computer networking utility for reading from and writing to network connections using TCP or UDP.
D: Netstat provides network statistics.
References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireshark

by designtshirt at April 4, 2025, 12:14 p.m.

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