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Re: getting different ttl values for the same IP


From: Pieter Danhieux <opr () bsdaemon be>
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 23:55:25 +0100 (CET)

Could be that port 401 and/or 400 are portforwarded to another box. Thus your TTL value in the reply will be dependant of which OS is running on the box where the portforward is arriving.

greets

On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 aqua.le0 () gmail com wrote:

Hi all

While performing a TCP traceroute using cain&able i got different ttl values for the same ip, can anyone explain about 
this


10.10.10.10;401 ms (TTL=230) - TTL exceeded;411 ms (TTL=230) - TTL exceeded;500 ms (TTL=230) - TTL exceeded;(Unknown)

10.10.10.10;400 ms (TTL=106) - Echo Reply;401 ms (TTL=102) - Echo Reply;400 ms (TTL=102) - Echo Reply;(Unknown);

Rgds

Aqua

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