CompTIA Network+ (N10-008) — Question 137

A network device is configured to send critical events to a syslog server; however, the following alerts are not being received:
Severity 5 LINK-UPDOWN: Interface 1/1, changed state to down
Severity 5 LINK-UPDOWN: Interface 1/3, changed state to down
Which of the following describes the reason why the events are not being received?

Answer options

• A. The network device is not configured to log that level to the syslog server
• B. The network device was down and could not send the event
• C. The syslog server is not compatible with the network device
• D. The syslog server did not have the correct MIB loaded to receive the message

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because if the network device is not configured to log events of severity level 5, it will not send those alerts to the syslog server. Option B is incorrect because the device's operational status does not affect its ability to send logs if it is configured to do so. Option C is not valid as compatibility issues would typically prevent any messages from being sent, and option D is irrelevant as MIBs are used for SNMP, not for logging to a syslog server.