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Packet sizes for ping and traceroute
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Mar 15, 202634856 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Why is a ping packet's data length 32 while a traceroute packet's data length is 64 bytes? Is there any reason for that? Or are there any advantages for this difference?
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Fix for: Packet sizes for ping and traceroute
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The reality is a bit more complicated: Both ping and traceroute have options to modify packet size: ping's option modifies the payload size, e.g. running will ping google with 29 byte total packet (20 bytes IP header + 8 bytes ICMP header + 1 byte d…
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