Developing Applications and Automating Workflows Using Cisco Platforms (DEVASC) — Question 284

Users cannot access a webserver and after the traffic is captured, the capture tool snows an ICMP packet that reports "time exceeded in-transit". What is the cause of this webserver access issue?

Answer options

• A. The large distance between the server and the users means that the packets require too much time to reach the destination.
• B. A router along the path is misrouting the packets in a wrong direction.
• C. A router along the path has the wrong time.
• D. The server is overloaded and the connection was not able to be processed in time.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The 'time exceeded in-transit' message suggests that packets are being dropped due to timeouts, typically indicating a routing issue. Option B is correct because it directly addresses the misrouting of packets by a router, whereas the other options discuss unrelated scenarios like distance, incorrect time settings, or server overload.