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Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)

Ciro Santilli (@cirosantilli, 37) ... Area of technology Information technology Computer Computer network OSI model Network layer
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    • ICMP runs on top of IP Internet Control Message Protocol
    • The Linux kernel responds to ICMP directly Internet Control Message Protocol
    • ping (networking utility) Internet Control Message Protocol

ICMP runs on top of IP

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Internet Control Message Protocol
This can be seen with Wireshark very clearly for example, just make a ping and disssemble it.

The Linux kernel responds to ICMP directly

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Internet Control Message Protocol
There is no userland process for it, it is handled directly by the Linux kernel: unix.stackexchange.com/questions/439801/what-linux-process-is-responsible-for-responding-to-pings/768739#768739

ping (networking utility)

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Internet Control Message Protocol Tags: Computer network software

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