Huawei Certified Network Associate – Routing and Switching (HCNA-RS, legacy) — Question 129

A network administrator recently used tracert to trace the path to the destination IP address of an external website, however the trace path displayed only a timeout result.
Which of the following statements correctly explains the reason for this? (Choose two)

Answer options

• A. The source router had shutdown the ICMP function.
• B. This destination IP address does not exist.
• C. The gateway cannot find a route to the destination.
• D. This is a normal phenomenon.

Correct answer: B, C

Explanation

The correct answers are B and C because if the destination IP address does not exist, the trace will time out as there is no response. Additionally, if the gateway cannot find a route to the destination, it will also result in timeouts. Options A and D are not correct because a disabled ICMP function is less common, and timeouts in routing are not considered a normal occurrence.