9 • ICMP | T1/E1 DACS Administrators’ Reference Guide |
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ICMP source quench message back to the sending device. A host may send this messages if packets arrive too fast to be processed or if there is network congestion. The source quench message is a request to reduce the rate at which the source is sending traffic. If the DACS receives a source quench, it will wait for acknowledgement of all outstanding packets before sending more packets to the remote destination. Then it will begin sending out packets at an increasing rate until the connection is restored to standard operating conditions.
Redirects (icmpInRedirects, icmpOutRedirects)
The number of ICMP redirect messages received/sent. A gateway sends a redirect message to a host if the net- work gateways find a shorter route to the destination through another gateway.
Echos (icmpInEchos, icmpOutEchos)
The number of ICMP echo request messages received/send. The ICMP echo is used whenever one uses the diagnostic tool ping. Ping is used to test connectivity with a remote host by sending regular ICMP echo request packets and then waiting for a reply. Received echos (icmpInEchos) will increment when the DACS is pinged.
Echo Replys (icmpInReps, icmpOutReps)
The number of ICMP echo reply messages received/sent. An echo reply is a response to an echo request. Send echos (icmpOutEchos) will increment when the DACS sends an echo reply message in response to a ping.
Time Stamps (icmpInTimestamps, icmpInTimestamps)
The number of ICMP time stamp messages received/sent. Time stamp and time stamp replies were originally designed into the ICMP facility to allow network clock synchronization. Subsequently, a new
Time Stamp Replys (icmpInTimestampsReps) (icmpOutTimestampsReps)
The number of ICMP timestamp reply messages received/sent. This message is part of a time stamp (see “Time Stamps (icmpInTimestamps, icmpInTimestamps)”) request. Normally, this number will be zero.
Address Mask Requests (icmpInAddrMasks) (icmpOutAddrMasks)
The number of ICMP address mask request messages received/sent. this message is generally used for diskless workstations which use this request at boot time to obtain their subnet mask. This number will increase if there are hosts on the network which broadcast these requests.
Address Mask Replys (icmpInAddrMasksReps) (icmpOutAddrMasksReps)
The number of ICMP address mask reply messages received/sent. Normally, this number will be zero.
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