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Does Icmp Use Udp

Alexander Ross • • 7 min read
Does Icmp Use Udp

Unlike the Internet Protocol (IP

Does ICMP use TCP or UDP?

ICMP has no concept of ports, as TCP and UDP do, but instead uses types and codes. Commonly used ICMP types are echo request and echo reply (used for ping) and time to live exceeded in transit (used for traceroute).

Does ping use UDP or ICMP?

Ping uses ICMP(Internet Control Message Protocol). it does not use TCP or UDP. To be more precise ICMP type 8(echo request message) and type 0(echo reply message) are used.

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Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.