QuestionQ149

VerifiedNetwork Penetration Testing Methodology – External

Analyze the ICMP packet shown and identify the correct statement.

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Explanation

ICMP Type 8 identifies an Echo (ping) Request message, and the Code field for Destination Unreachable conditions distinguishes the specific failure — code 0 corresponds to Network Unreachable, code 1 to Host Unreachable, and code 3 to Port Unreachable, per RFC 792's ICMP specification. Because the capture reports Code: 0 alongside the ping request, the packet reflects the case where a router or host along the path could not deliver the echo request because the destination network itself could not be reached, consistent with a Destination Network Unreachable condition rather than a host-, port-, or fragmentation-specific failure.

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