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ICMP: The Internet’s Built-in Troubleshooter!🚀🔍

ICMP: The Internet’s Built-in Troubleshooter!🚀🔍

The network’s error reporter, keeping connections smooth

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Feb 08, 2025
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ICMP is crucial for network communication because it acts as the error reporter and troubleshooter of the internet. It helps devices detect issues like unreachable destinations, dropped packets, and slow connections. Without ICMP, diagnosing network problems would be difficult, as there would be no built-in way to receive feedback on failures.

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