ICMP Flashcards
1
Q
What does ICMP stand for?
A
Internet Control Message Protocol.
2
Q
What is ICMP?
A
Supporting protocol used by network devices like routers to generate diagnostic or error messages to the source IP address when network problems prevent delivery of IP packets.
3
Q
How is ICMP different from TCP or UDP?
A
Not typically used to exchange data between systems nor is it regularly employed by end-user network applications.
4
Q
What layer of the OSI is ICMP a part of?
A
Network layer.
