Question 850
An access network requires prevention of forged source-IP traffic from endpoints with stolen static addresses. Which first diagnostic check is most useful before changing the network?
Explanation
Correct Answer
This check collects evidence at the layer implicated by the symptom: mAC-to-IP-to-port ownership is not enforced by ordinary VLAN isolation. Examine the evidence before choosing the corrective change.
Incorrect Answers
This would be a reasonable check when a service requires large Ethernet payloads, but a path across several CX switches drops only oversized frames, but is less direct for the issue at hand: mAC-to-IP-to-port ownership is not enforced by ordinary VLAN isolation.
This would be a reasonable check when a switch is configured with DHCP snooping, but legitimate lease offers arriving from the authorized DHCP uplink are dropped, but is less direct for the issue at hand: mAC-to-IP-to-port ownership is not enforced by ordinary VLAN isolation.
This would be a reasonable check when a file server connected by a LAG shows intermittent flows and one link is outside the port-channel, but is less direct for the issue at hand: mAC-to-IP-to-port ownership is not enforced by ordinary VLAN isolation.