Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Practice Exam

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If a PC host successfully receives an ICMP reply from the command "ping 127.0.0.1," what does this indicate about its configuration?

The PC host has connectivity with a local host
The PC host has connectivity with a Layer 3 device
The PC host has a default gateway correctly configured
The PC host has the TCP/IP protocol stack correctly installed

The correct answer is: The PC host has the TCP/IP protocol stack correctly installed

When a PC host successfully receives an ICMP reply from the command "ping 127.0.0.1," it indicates that the TCP/IP protocol stack is correctly installed and functioning. The IP address 127.0.0.1 is known as the loopback address, which is a special address that refers to the host itself. When the host sends a ping to this address, it generates an ICMP echo request and expects an echo reply from itself. The successful reply confirms that the network stack is operational and that the protocols required to send and receive IP packets are properly configured. It does not necessarily provide information about connectivity to other devices on the network or the correct configuration of gateway settings, as those would involve communication with external addresses rather than the loopback address. This reinforces the fundamental function of the loopback address in testing the basic functionality of the network protocol implementation on the host system.