ICMP Packet Generator

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NEVER send specially constructed packets a computer you do not own or have the owner's permission to scan.

ICMP Packet Generator Description

The Packet Generator tool's ICMP mode allows you to create and send one or more ICMP packets to a target. You have full control over the header flags and the other fields within the IP header. You can add a payload either in the form of text or of a file to the packet.

There are 41 Types of ICMP packets (see bottom of this page for the full list) that we can generate along with several Codes (subtypes) depending on the Type selected. For example Type 8 is an Echo Request typically sent to a target during a Ping and Type 0 is the Echo Reply you would receive back from the target.

Scripted packet transmission can be used to send ICMP packets.

This is not an ICMP traffic generator capable of stressing a network interface.

This tool is part of the Packet Generator Tool.

Screenshot

udp packet generator screenshot

Supported ICMP Types

0 - Echo Reply
1 - Reserved - short hdr add payload
2 - Reserved - short hdr add payload
3 - Destination Unreachable
4 - Source Quench
5 - Redirect Message
6 - Alternate Host Address - short hdr add payload
7 - Reserved - short hdr add payload
8 - Echo Request
9 - Router Advertisement
10 - Router Solicitation
11 - Time Exceeded
12 - Parameter Problem
13 - Timestamp
14 - Timestamp Reply
15 - Information Request
16 - Information Reply
17 - Address Mask Request
18 - Address Mask Reply
19 - Reserved - short hdr add payload
20 - Reserved - short hdr add payload
21 - Reserved - short hdr add payload
22 - Reserved - short hdr add payload
23 - Reserved - short hdr add payload
24 - Reserved - short hdr add payload
25 - Reserved - short hdr add payload
26 - Reserved - short hdr add payload
27 - Reserved - short hdr add payload
28 - Reserved - short hdr add payload
29 - Reserved - short hdr add payload
30 - Traceroute
31 - Datagram Conversion Error - short hdr add payload
32 - Mobile Host Redirect - short hdr add payload
33 - IPv6 Where-Are-You - short hdr add payload
34 - IPv6 Here-I-Am - short hdr add payload
35 - Mobile Registration Request - short hdr add payload
36 - Mobile Registration Reply - short hdr add payload
37 - Domain Name Request
38 - Domain Name Reply- standard hdr add payload
39 - SKIP Algorithm Discovery Protocol - short hdr add payload
40 - Photuris - short hdr add payload
41 - ICMP for experimental mobility protocols - short hdr add payload

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