I agree. I always use ping first, BUT =P
The question doesn't describe the environment. In a worse case type senerio
you could be testing tcp/ip connectivity through a firewall or router in
which upd and icmp are blocked but tcp isn't.
Or is that crazy talk?
On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> Tracert usually uses UDP packets (with TTL) instead of "echo request"
> packets. Maybe it is a trick question. But ping does check for
> connectivity at the lowest level of the TCP/IP stack. So if IP works, TCP
> should. 'Cause if you ping you usually can do tracert and telnet. Unless
> there is an MTU/fragment issue.
>
> Kevin L. Kultgen
> MCSE+I, MCDBA, CCNA, A+, Network+, i-Net+/CIW
> IRIS Systems Inc, MCSP
> Calgary, Alberta
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Akuinnen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Kevin L. Kultgen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 4:10 PM
> Subject: Re: can I ask some CCNA Question..
>
> > On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> >
> > Is this a trick question? Telnet is tcp where ping and traceroute are
> > icmp right? So to actually test the tcp you would need to use telnet.
> >
> > > > 15) TCP/IP connectivity can be checked using ?
> > > > a)ping
> > > > b)trace
> > > > c)telnet
> > >
> > > ping of coure, trace is usually used as a backup to ping, and telnet
>
> tests
>
> > > the whole stack.
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