Question

Joe, a technician, is attempting to connect two hubs to add a new segment to his local network. He uses one of his CAT5 patch cables to connect them; however, he is unable to reach the new network segment from his workstation. He can only connect to it from a workstation within that segment. Which of the following is MOST likely the problem?
A. One of the hubs is defective.
B. The new hub is powered down.
C. The patch cable needs to be a CAT6 patch cable.
D. The technician used a straight-through cable.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option D. is correct

Explanation:

Joe uses one of his CAT5 patch cables to connect two hubs to add a new segment to his local network. As he can only connect to it from a workstation within that segment,  he is not able to reach the new network segment from his workstation.

The most problem is that the technician used a straight-through cable.

Option D. is correct.