Re: traceroute-like tool for UDP or TCP packets

From: some guy (someguy_555_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/21/03

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    To: kent1@caspia.com, security-basics@securityfocus.com
    Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 09:26:45 +0000
    
    

    Linux uses UDP packets to traceroute, not ICMP packets like windows does.
    Hope that helps,
    -Scott

    >From: "Kent James" <kent1@caspia.com>
    >To: <security-basics@securityfocus.com>
    >Subject: traceroute-like tool for UDP or TCP packets
    >Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 22:30:21 +0500
    >
    >One of the local ISPs is having trouble getting DNS information from
    >Easydns. I suspect they have a misconfigured firewall or other security
    >block in their system. I can ping and traceroute the DNS servers but get no
    >response from UDP or TCP packets.
    >
    >Is there a tool that works like traceroute, only shows the route for TCP or
    >UDP packets instead of the ICMP packets that traceroute uses?
    >
    >+----------------+
    > Kent James, Ph.D, MCSE
    > Computer network support in Baku, Azerbaijan
    >+----------------+
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