ICMP Messages

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ICMP Type ICMP Code ICMP Message
0 0 Echo Reply
3 0

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10

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13

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15

Network Unreachable

Host Unreachable

Protocol Unreachable

Port Unreachable

Fragmentation Needed and Don’t Fragment was Set

Source Route Failed

Destination Network Unknown

Destination Host Unknown

Source Host Isolated

Communication with Destination Network is Administratively Prohibited

Communication with Destination Host is Administratively Prohibited

Destination Network Unreachable for Type of Service

Destination Host

Unreachable for Type of Service

Communication Administratively Prohibited

Host Precedence Violation

Precedence cutoff in effect

4 0 Source Quench
5 0

1

2

3

Redirect Datagram for the Network (or subnet)

Redirect Datagram for the Host

Redirect Datagram for the Type of Service and Network

Redirect Datagram for the Type of Service and Host

6 0 Alternate Address for Host
8 0 Echo
9 0

16

Normal router advertisement

Does not route common traffic

10 0 Router Selection
11 0

1

Time to Live exceeded in Transit

Fragment Reassembly Time Exceeded

12 0

1

2

Pointer indicates the error

Missing a Required Option

Bad Length

13 0 Timestamp
14 0 Timestamp Reply
15 0 Information Request
16 0 Information Reply
17 0 Address Mask Request
18 0 Address Mask Reply
19 0 Reserved (for Security)
20 0 Reserved (for Robustness Experiment)
21 0 Reserved (for Robustness Experiment)
22 0 Reserved (for Robustness Experiment)
23 0 Reserved (for Robustness Experiment)
24 0 Reserved (for Robustness Experiment)
25 0 Reserved (for Robustness Experiment)
26 0 Reserved (for Robustness Experiment)
27 0 Reserved (for Robustness Experiment)
28 0 Reserved (for Robustness Experiment)
29 0 Reserved (for Robustness Experiment)
30 0 Traceroute
31 0 Datagram Conversion Error
32 0 Mobile Host Redirect
33 0 IPv6 Where-Are-You
34 0 IPv6 I-Am-Here
35 0 Mobile Registration Request
36 0 Mobile Registration Reply
39 0 SKIP
40 0

1

2

3

4

5

Bad SPI

Authentication Failed

Decompression Failed

Decryption Failed

Need Authentication

Need Authorization

128 0 cIPv6 Echo Requestell
129 0 IPv6 Echo Reply
130 0 IPv6 Multicast Listener Query
131 0 IPv6 Multicast Listener Report
132 0 IPv6 Multicast Listener Done
133 0 IPv6 Router Solicitation
134 0 IPv6 Router Advertisement
135 0 IPv6 Neighbor Solicitation
136 0 IPv6 Neighbor Advertisement
137 0 IPv6 Redirect Message
138 0

1

255

Command

Result

Reset

139 0

1

2

Subject

Subject or Empty

Ipv4 Subject

140 0

1

2

Successful

Refused

Unknown

141 0 IPv6 Inverse Neighbor Discovery Solicitation Message
142 0 IPv6 Inverse Neighbor Discovery Advertisement Message
144 0 IPv6 Home Agent Address Discovery Request Message
145 0 IPv6 Home Agent Address Discovery Reply Message
146 0 IPv6 Mobile Prefix Solicitation
147 0 IPv6 Mobile Prefix Advertisement
148 0 IPv6 Certification Path Solicitation Message
149 0 IPv6 Certification Path Advertisement Message
151 0 IPv6 Multicast Router Advertisement
152 0 IPv6 Multicast Router Solicitation
153 0 IPv6 Multicast Router Termination
154 0 FMIPv6 Messages
253 0 RFC3692-style Experiment 1
254 0 RFC3692-style Experiment 2

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