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EC0-350 · Question #170
You ping a target IP to check if the host is up. You do not get a response. You suspect ICMP is blocked at the firewall. Next you use hping2 tool to ping the target host and you get a response. Why…
The correct answer is D. Hping2 uses TCP instead of ICMP by default. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
You ping a target IP to check if the host is up. You do not get a response. You suspect ICMP is blocked at the firewall. Next you use hping2 tool to ping the target host and you get a response. Why does the host respond to hping2 and not ping packet?
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Options
- APing packets cannot bypass firewalls
- BYou must use ping 10.2.3.4 switch
- CHping2 uses stealth TCP packets to connect
- DHping2 uses TCP instead of ICMP by default
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