A network administrator notices that all of the company switches are running at capacity on a given
day, which is abnormal according to network baselines taken recently. Which tool would BEST allow
the administrator to inspect what type of traffic is on the network?
A.
Wire tap
B.
Network sniffer
C.
Load balancing appliance
D.
NIPS
B. If you want to inspect the type of traffic on a network then you would traditionally use a network sniffer or packet sniffer. A packet sniffer analyses packets on a network, it contains everything in plainview, with the exception of encrypted data.