Discuss EC-Council 312-50 Exam Topic 2 Question 28

Nathan is testing some of his network devices. Nathan is using Macof to try and flood the ARP cache of these switches.

If these switches' ARP cache is successfully flooded, what will be the result?

AThe switches will drop into hub mode if the ARP cache is successfully flooded.

BIf the ARP cache is flooded, the switches will drop into pix mode making it less susceptible to attacks.

CDepending on the switch manufacturer, the device will either delete every entry in its ARP cache or reroute packets to the nearest switch.

DThe switches will route all traffic to the broadcast address created collisions.

Suggested Answer: A

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14 comments · newest first

Janine 12 months ago

C is a bit misleading, not all switches behave the same.

Tequila 12 months ago

D is more accurate, traffic gets routed to broadcast.

Lasandra 12 months ago

Wait, are we sure about A? Sounds too simplistic.

Hector 1 year ago

Totally agree with A, it makes sense.

Nobuko 1 year ago

A is correct, switches can drop to hub mode.

Aaron 1 year ago

I don't think they drop into "pix mode"—that sounds off. It seems more likely they would just start broadcasting traffic everywhere.

Susy 1 year ago

I practiced a similar question, and I feel like the switches might delete their ARP entries, but I can't recall the exact details.

Annice 1 year ago

I think if the ARP cache is flooded, it might lead to all traffic being sent to the broadcast address, which could create collisions.

Iluminada 1 year ago

I remember something about ARP flooding causing switches to act like hubs, but I'm not sure if that's the right term.

Lauran 1 year ago

This seems straightforward - I'll need to know the volume name and the CPG to create a new virtual volume.

Tijuana 1 year ago

I believe we need to find out the present value of cash flows and then adjust it for the cost of capital. Did we cover anything about how to approach that?

Eura 1 year ago

I'm not entirely sure about this one. I'll need to review the best practices for cross-vCenter migrations and see if any of these options stand out as the recommended approach.

Gracie 1 year ago

This question seems straightforward, but I want to make sure I understand the concepts of direct and indirect costs before selecting an answer.

Elmira 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure this is a Land attack, where the attacker spoofs the source and destination IP and port to target open ports on the remote host.

EC-Council 312-50 Exam - Topic 2 Question 28 Discussion