Re: What Port Does Ping Use?
On Tue, 9 Nov 1999, Art Lemasters wrote:
alemas > Which port number does ping use in Debian Linux?
alemas >I searched /etc/services and /etc/inetd.conf but did
alemas >not find any icmp port.
I do not believe ICMP uses ports, there are TYPES of ICMP though, the
'ping' command uses ICMP type 8. at least thats what i have blocked in my
firewall, it refuses pings but accepts traceroutes.
nate
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