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ICMP

- ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) is a message control and error-reporting protocol between a host server and a gateway to the Internet. ICMP uses Internet Protocol (IP) datagrams, but the messages are processed by the IP software and are not directly apparent to the application user.

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-	The Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) summarizes the 11 ICMP error messages.
-	The ICMP is formally described in RFC 792.
-	RFC 1812, Requirements for IP Version 4 Routers, includes requirements relating to the use of ICMP messages.

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