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Re: tlug: Eth problem



>>>>> "Karl-Max" == Karl-Max Wagner <karlmax@example.com> writes:

    Karl-Max> Ping uses the ICMP protocol that is based on UDP and

Dunno what you mean by "based on" but AFAIK ICMP is a protocol
orthogonal to UDP and TCP, it's out-of-band with respect to them.

In other words, I believe it's possible to get an ICMP echo even
though UDP fails.

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