INTRODUCTION
OVERVIEW OF THE INTERNET
Question
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What is true about a ping sweep?
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ICMP queries each IP address on a host for a response.
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MAC addresses are pinged for availability.
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SYN and ACK packets are used to query available hosts.
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A user must have administrative rights to scan each host.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Ping Sweeping with fping command fping command is commonly used to send ICMP echo request to large number of hosts(ping sweep).
Detailed explanation-2: -ICMP is a protocol that provides message control and informational messages from remote systems or gateways on an IP network. The program PING, for example, uses ICMP packets to determine if a remote host at a particular IP address is available (or can be “seen”) from the local host.
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