On Wed, 13 Mar 2002, The Pimply Faced Youth wrote: > Is it possible to either ping or traceroute over a specific port number? > > If so, how can I determine the break in connection?
NO. icmp protocol doesen't use port numbers like tcp and udp. There are different types of icmp packets though, see /usr/include/linux/icmp.h if you have the kernel header files installed. If the devices along the way are setup not to respond to icmp packets then it's just bloody hard to trace. icmp is there to trace faults. The second line of attack would be to see if you can trace from the other end of the connection or from yet another location. -- ---<GRiP>--- Web: www.arcadia.au.com/gripz Answering Machine/fax: 02 4950 1194 (wait 5 mins if no answer) Mobile: 0408 686 201 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
