Network Troubleshooting

Question 1

Answer 1

wire strippers

Question 2

the associations for American wire strippers

Answer 2

AWS

Question 3

Answer 3

Cable Crimpers

Question 4

Answer 4

Cable punchdown

Question 5

Answer 5

multimeter

Question 6

Answer 6

Cable Tester
Qualification tester:
checks the cable can handle what you need it to do
certification
Verification tester:
does it adhere to the standard

Question 7

Answer 7

Tone Locator and Generator:
wire tracing

Question 8

Answer 8

fusion splicer

Question 9

Answer 9

OPM or optical light meter

Question 10

Answer 10

Optical Time-Domain Relectometer

Question 11

Answer 11

Network Tap:
Allows you to monitor network traffic

Question 12

Answer 12

Spectrum Analyzer:
tests the strength of the signal

Question 13

degrading of the signal
-distance
-damage

Answer 13

Attenuation
-repeaters can strengthen the signal

Question 14

damage
improper installation
lights

Answer 14

interference(emi)

Question 15

termination issues
dirty cables
exceeding bend radius
damaged fiber

Answer 15

signal loss or db loss

Question 16

ping the loopback address
ping the local IP address
ping another node on the local network
ping the default gateway
ping a remote node on a different network

Answer 16

Five step process for troubleshooting with ping

Question 17

non interactive mode has a limited set of things you can do
looks up what ip address the URL address is mapped to
lets you figure out if your dns is actually working

Answer 17

nslookup