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ICMP protocol

Internet Control Message Protocol

Usage

  • Diagnose network issues (use ping and nping)
    • Check weather the dat is raching ht eintneted destinaiton(in time)
    • Used on the network devieces such a routers
      • Can be used in DDosS

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Devices Send messages between each other (menagagment and control of devices across devices)

  • Text messaging for your network devices
  • Another prtocol carried by Ip
    • Not used for data trasfer
  • Devices can request and reply to administrativer requests ping_command
    • When u send ping u send the ICMP packet and get ICP packet in response
  • Devices can send massege whetn things dont go well (message where created becouse of ICMP)
    • The network u’re trying to reach is not reachable from here
    • Your time-to-live expired

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