Can someone please explain why maximum legal size of ICMP echo packet is calculated as follows:
65535 – 20 – 8 = 65507
Thanks.
Can someone please explain why maximum legal size of ICMP echo packet is calculated
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Can someone please explain why maximum legal size of ICMP echo packet is calculated as follows:
65535 – 20 – 8 = 65507
Thanks.
65535 bytes is the maximum allowed size of a IPv4 network packet, while 20 and 8 are the sizes of the IP and ICMP headers, which leaves up to 65507 bytes for the ICMP data.