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| Subject: | RE: Ping, ICMP and TCP Ping |
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| Date: | Mon, 29 Aug 2005 09:59:30 -0500 |
You are confusing a protocol (ICMP or TCP) with a program that uses this protocol (PING or TCP-PING). What makes it confusing is that while there are many tcp tools, there aren't many icmp ones (ping and traceroute) - most icmp packets are handled internally by the tcp/ip stack. -----Burton -----Original Message----- From: zaka rias [mailto:sciensez@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 3:22 AM To: security-basics@securityfocus.com Subject: Ping, ICMP and TCP Ping hi, Im learning protocol tcp/ip and icmp, and as far as i know that Ping (software) is using ICMP protocol to transmit packets and PING is identic with ICMP. I have always wrapped my thinking that ICMP (and Ping Program) echo/reply was a port 0 thing (like someone said in http://forum.sans.org/discus/messages/78/10869.html?1110164175 ), and that's wrong. Then i found something called TCP-PING. TCP PING can be described as a TCP packet with the ACK flag set, destined for port 80 of the target host (Mark Wolfgang, Host Discovery With NMAP). i just wonder if this kind of method called TCP-PING, when actually TCP-PING isnt using ICMP protocol, and once more -> TCP PING 's using port when actually PING program is not using a port to communicate. i hope you understand my english zak Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
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