PING, ICMP & ARP protocols in networking — A quick insight!
PING command The ping command stands for Packet InterNet Groper. It is a test command used to find the time taken to get a response from the sender’s IP address to the receiver’s IP address by sending packets. Do refer to the diagram below. It checks for connectivity in networks. PING command works on ICMP protocol. This is an excellent example of PING command. If you can see, I have checked the time taken for a packet to reach from PC1 to PC 0 in the above diagram. It was successful. The computers have a successful connection. What is a packet? Definition: A packet is a formatted unit of data carried by a packet-switched network. When data is transmitted over a network, it’s divided into smaller, manageable pieces called packets. Each packet contains both payload (the actual data being sent) and control information (such as headers). Components: A typical packet includes a Header: it contains control information like source and destination IP addresses, sequence numbers, and other met...
