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What device decreases the TTL value whenever a packet traverses it?
The device that decreases the Time to Live (TTL) value whenever a packet traverses it is a router. Each time a packet passes through a router, the TTL value is decremented by one to prevent packets from circulating indefinitely in the network. If the TTL value reaches zero, the packet is discarded, which helps maintain network efficiency and prevents congestion.
Why when you ping a host in a LAN the TTL value is 128 but if you ping a host in another network the TTL value decreases from 255 to 254 my question is why the TTL value is 128?
The TTL or Time To Live is a value used to make packets eventually die, so they don't end up in infinite loops, clogging the network over time. Certain network devices decrement this value (routers mainly) by one as they process it. When the TTL reaches zero, the packet is discarded. Each Operating System implements its TCP/IP stack differently and starts packets off with the TTL of their choosing (the default TTL of the stack can be changed, but rarely is). Windows is 128 Linux is 64 Cisco is 256 So if your TTL is around 128 (remember the TTL gets decremented by certain devices) you are PROBABLY pinging a windows box. If it's near 256, probably Cisco etc. You can't rely on this information because other network devices can rewrite the TTL in a packet, but it's a decent indication of the OS on the other end, especially if it's a box you own and you aren't going through firewalls etc.
What is functin of ttl?
TTL, or Time to Live, is a parameter used in networking that determines the lifetime of a packet in a network. It specifies the maximum duration or number of hops a packet can take before being discarded, preventing it from circulating indefinitely. Each time the packet is routed through a device, its TTL value is decremented by one. When the TTL reaches zero, the packet is dropped, which helps manage network traffic and reduce congestion.
What network devices responds to pings that exeed the TTL value?
request timed out
Can you explain the concept of TTL?
Time-to-Live (TTL) is a value in an Internet Protocol (IP) packet that tells a network router whether or not the packet has been in the network too long and should be discarded.
What is the importance of the TTL value when you ping a URL and what does it mean?
The Time to Live (TTL) value in a ping command indicates the maximum number of hops (or routers) a packet can traverse before being discarded. It prevents packets from circulating indefinitely in the network. Each time the packet passes through a router, the TTL is decremented by one; when it reaches zero, the packet is dropped. Monitoring TTL can help diagnose network issues and determine the distance to the target server.
What happen to an IP datagram when its TTl reachs 1?
It is discarded by the connectivity device. network + Guide to networks pg 164
How does ttl shutdown work?
TTL (Time To Live) shutdown is a feature that automatically terminates a connection if the TTL value (which represents the maximum number of hops a packet can traverse) expires. This helps prevent indefinite looping or other issues that can occur if a packet does not reach its destination. Once the TTL value reaches 0, the connection is forcibly closed to ensure network stability and security.
What is the value of ttl set to in Tunnel mode for IPSec?
TTL is set to 40
What does the TTLvalue zero indicate?
The TTL (Time To Live) value is a number associated with network routing packets. An information packet will only be forwarded to a certain number of routers before the packet is dropped (deleted). The TTL is a counter decreased by 1 when the packet is forwarded to another router. When the TTL reaches zero, it will not be forwarded to another router.
What is the purpose of TTL field in ip header?
It's a time-to-live field designating that the packet is OK to forward from one device to another for a certain amount of time. If the packet gets caught in a routing loop, it won't just go back and forth forever. If that were allowed to happen, many other packets would be doing the same thing, just being mis-routed back and forth between the confused devices, until the available bandwidth on the link was saturated. The TTL assures that the packet will not be forwarded by the very next routing device that reads the packet's TTL field and sees that its TTL has expired. The packet would be discarded at that point.
Why the ttl change in the same ping?
The TTL (Time to Live) value in a ping packet decreases by 1 each time it passes through a router. This helps prevent packets from circulating endlessly in a network. When a TTL reaches 0, the router discards the packet and sends an ICMP Time Exceeded message.
