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Exam 312-50v10 topic 1 question 97 discussion

Actual exam question from ECCouncil's 312-50v10
Question #: 97
Topic #: 1
[All 312-50v10 Questions]

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

  • A. Sniffers operate on Layer 2 of the OSI model
  • B. Sniffers operate on Layer 3 of the OSI model
  • C. Sniffers operate on both Layer 2 & Layer 3 of the OSI model.
  • D. Sniffers operate on the Layer 1 of the OSI model.
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Suggested Answer: A 🗳️

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TrendMicroDLPSSucks
3 years, 11 months ago
Wireshark installs the Pcap driver which sniffs layer 2. From there, wireshark further abstracts the traffic into higher layers.
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TrendMicroDLPSSucks
3 years, 11 months ago
Packet sniffers work at the data link layer of the OSI model–where MAC addresses work.
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