Chapter 4 & 5 Flashcards
For any network node to communicate and exchange data with another network node, some way of forwarding packets from the sender to the receiver must exist. This concept is called _______-
reachability
The ICMP router solicitation packet is sent to the all-routers IP multicast address of _____
224.0.0.2
Hackers can use ICMp as part of a _________ to learn about active network addresses and active processes.
reconnaissance process
ICMP type number 0
Echo Reply
ICMP type number 3
Destination unreachable
ICMP type number 5
Redirect
ICMP type number 8
Echo
ICMP type number 9
Router Advertisement
ICMP type number 10
Router Solicitation
ICMP type number 11
Time exceeded
The checksum field provides error detection for the ________ only.
ICMP header
ICMP is a distinct Network layer TCP/IP protocol that has nothing in common with IP. True/False
False
What is the name of the concept that indicates that a path exists between two TCP/IP hosts on an internetwork?
reachability
Which of the following services does ICMp add to basic IP datagram deliver services?
A. improved reliability for datagram delivery
b. reachability analysis support
c. path discovery services
d. delivery error reporting
e. network congestion management
f. network utilization metrics
b. reachability analysis
d. delivery error reporting
e. network Congestion managementeporting
It’s up to the IP host that receives incoming ICMP messages to act on the content of those messages. True or false?
True
Which of the following RFCs describes ICMP?
a. 792
b. 950
c. 1191
d. 1812
a. 792
ping -l
sets the size of the data to send
ping -f
sets the don’t fragment bit
ping -i
sets the TTL value of the TTL field in the IP header
The process of PMTU discovery continues until the ____________ is discovered.
end-to-end minimum MTU size
ICMP reports errors only about IP datagrams. Errors about error messages are not reported. True of False?
True
Which of the following ICMP message types relates to the reachability analysis?
a. Destination Unreachable
b. echo/echo reply
c. redirect
d. Source Quench
b. echo/echo reply
Which of the following ICMp message types reports delivery errors?
a. Destination Unreachable
b. echo/echo reply
c. redirect
d. Source Quench
a. Destination unreachable
Which of the following ICMP message types relates to congestion control?
a. Destination Unreachable
b. echo/echo reply
c. redirect
d. Source Quench
d. source quench
Which of the following ICMP message types relates to route optimization?
a. Destination Unreachable
b. echo/echo reply
c. redirect
d. Source Quench
c. redirect
Which of the following Windows command-line utilities performs connectivity or reachability tests?
a. ping
b. tracert
c. traceroute
d. ipconfig
a. ping
which of the following Windows command-line utilities performs patch discovery tests?
a. ping
b. tracert
c. traceroute
d. ipconfig
b. tracert
What additional functionality does PATHPING provide?
a. reports on all the visted hosts and routers between a sender and a receiver.
b. resolves all possible IP addresses into symbolic names for visted nodes
c. uses the ICMP TRACEROUTE message type
d. test router and link latency
d. tests router and link latency
Which of the following statements best defines the intent of the PMTU process?
a. determines the largest possible MTU in the path between sender and reciever
b. determines the smallest possible MTU in the path between sender and receiver
c. instructs the sender what MTU to use to avoid further fragmentation en route
d. justifies the inclusion of the Don’t Fragment flag in ICMP messages
c. instructs the sender what MTU to use to avoid further fragmentation en route
Which of the following statements best describes a black hole router?
a. a router that discard all incoming traffic
b. a router tat does not support PMTU, but is configured to send Destination Unreachable messages
a router that does not support PMTU, and is configured not to send destination unreachable messages
d. a router that does not support PMTU
c. a router that does not support PMTU and is configured no to send destination unreachable messages
Which of the following accurately represents the default advertising rate for unsolicited ICMP Router Advertisements?
a. every 30 seconds
b. every 60 seconds
c. two to five minutes
d. 7 to 10 minutes
d. 7 to 10 minutes
The ICMP redirection process serves only IP routers, not IP hosts. True or False?
Fales, it only serves hosts
What type of scan occurs when a series of PING requests for a range of IP addresses is performed?
a. port scan
b. protocol scan
c. host probe
d. network mapping
c. host probe