CompTIA Network+ (N10-008) — Question 647

Users are moving back into an office that had been vacant for a while. Ten workstations are hooked up in the office, but one workstation cannot obtain a link with the switch. A network engineer checks the documentation and cable labeling, and everything is hooked up as expected. The engineer moves the connection to a different switchport. but a link still cannot be obtained. When the engineer puts a tone generator on the infrastructure cable, no tone is heard at the far end. Which of the following issues is the engineer MOST likely trying to find?

Answer options

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The engineer is most likely dealing with a break in the cable, as the absence of a tone at the far end suggests that the signal cannot reach that point. The other options such as a bad switchport or cable short are less likely since the engineer already tried another switchport and a short would typically still allow some form of signal transmission.