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Re: ICMP Well-Known Port


From: "Steven M. Bellovin" <smb () research att com>
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 00:20:42 -0400

In message <5FF0E9E32B48D2118A6A00A0C9A91FAA1C0E50 () ntmail whittierpl org>, wpl1
@jps.net writes:


Evidently I'm really missing the boat.  I've been trying to find the
well-known port for ICMP.  Is there no such thing?

ICMP is a separate protocol, a peer with TCP and UDP.  It doesn't have a port number within either of those.

                --Steve Bellovin




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