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Packet Tracer ICMP Type and Code

johnlloyd_13
Level 9
Level 9

hi all,

was doing some troubleshooting for allowing ICMP on one of our ASA (8.2) and got stuck with ICMP type and code.

i've searched that ICMP type 11 is used by windows (link below). but would like to know what are the other ICMP types especially used by cisco devices.

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/security/pix-500-series-security-appliances/15246-31.html

 

ASA# packet-tracer input inside icmp ?

  A.B.C.D     Enter the Source address if ipv4
  X:X:X:X::X  Enter the Source address if ipv6
ASA# packet-tracer input inside icmp 1.1.1.1 ?

  <0-255>  Enter the icmp type
ASA# packet-tracer input inside icmp 1.1.1.1 1 ?

  <0-255>  Enter the icmp code

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Stedly1982
Level 1
Level 1

As far as I understand according to rfc by ietf, type 11 is 'time exceeded.'  And there are 2 codes with that type.  Here is a link for the RFC792:

http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc792

 

ICMP TYPE NUMBERS

The Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) has many messages that
are identified by a "type" field.

Type	Name					Reference
----	-------------------------		---------
  0	Echo Reply				 [RFC792]
  1	Unassigned				    [JBP]
  2	Unassigned				    [JBP]
  3	Destination Unreachable			 [RFC792]
  4	Source Quench			 	 [RFC792]
  5	Redirect				 [RFC792]
  6	Alternate Host Address			    [JBP]
  7	Unassigned				    [JBP]
  8	Echo					 [RFC792]
  9	Router Advertisement			[RFC1256]
 10	Router Selection			[RFC1256]
 11	Time Exceeded				 [RFC792]
 12	Parameter Problem			 [RFC792]
 13	Timestamp				 [RFC792]
 14	Timestamp Reply				 [RFC792]
 15	Information Request			 [RFC792]
 16	Information Reply			 [RFC792]
 17	Address Mask Request                     [RFC950]
 18	Address Mask Reply			 [RFC950]
 19	Reserved (for Security)			   [Solo]
 20-29	Reserved (for Robustness Experiment)	    [ZSu]
 30	Traceroute				[RFC1393]
 31	Datagram Conversion Error		[RFC1475]
 32     Mobile Host Redirect              [David Johnson]
 33     IPv6 Where-Are-You                 [Bill Simpson]
 34     IPv6 I-Am-Here                     [Bill Simpson]
 35     Mobile Registration Request        [Bill Simpson]
 36     Mobile Registration Reply          [Bill Simpson]
 37     Domain Name Request                     [Simpson]
 38     Domain Name Reply                       [Simpson]
 39     SKIP                                    [Markson]
 40     Photuris                                [Simpson]
 41-255 Reserved				    [JBP]
Many of these ICMP types have a "code" field.  Here we list the types
again with their assigned code fields.

Type    Name                                    Reference
----    -------------------------               ---------
  0     Echo Reply                               [RFC792]

        Codes
            0  No Code

  1     Unassigned                                  [JBP]

  2     Unassigned                                  [JBP]

  3     Destination Unreachable                  [RFC792]

	Codes
	    0  Net Unreachable
	    1  Host Unreachable
            2  Protocol Unreachable
            3  Port Unreachable
            4  Fragmentation Needed and Don't Fragment was Set
            5  Source Route Failed
            6  Destination Network Unknown
            7  Destination Host Unknown
            8  Source Host Isolated
            9  Communication with Destination Network is
               Administratively Prohibited
           10  Communication with Destination Host is
               Administratively Prohibited
           11  Destination Network Unreachable for Type of Service
           12  Destination Host Unreachable for Type of Service
           13  Communication Administratively Prohibited      [RFC1812]
           14  Host Precedence Violation                      [RFC1812]
           15  Precedence cutoff in effect                    [RFC1812]


  4     Source Quench                            [RFC792]
        Codes
            0  No Code

  5     Redirect                                 [RFC792]

        Codes
            0  Redirect Datagram for the Network (or subnet)
            1  Redirect Datagram for the Host
            2  Redirect Datagram for the Type of Service and Network
            3  Redirect Datagram for the Type of Service and Host

  6     Alternate Host Address                      [JBP]

        Codes
            0  Alternate Address for Host

  7     Unassigned                                  [JBP]

  8     Echo                                     [RFC792]

        Codes
            0  No Code

  9     Router Advertisement                    [RFC1256]

        Codes
            0  No Code

 10     Router Selection                        [RFC1256]

        Codes
            0  No Code

 11     Time Exceeded                            [RFC792]

        Codes
            0  Time to Live exceeded in Transit
            1  Fragment Reassembly Time Exceeded

 12     Parameter Problem                        [RFC792]

        Codes
            0  Pointer indicates the error
            1  Missing a Required Option        [RFC1108]
            2  Bad Length


 13     Timestamp                                [RFC792]

        Codes
            0  No Code

 14     Timestamp Reply                          [RFC792]

        Codes
            0  No Code

 15     Information Request                      [RFC792]

        Codes
            0  No Code

 16     Information Reply                        [RFC792]

        Codes
            0  No Code

 17     Address Mask Request                     [RFC950]

        Codes
            0  No Code

 18     Address Mask Reply                       [RFC950]

        Codes
            0  No Code

 19     Reserved (for Security)                    [Solo]

 20-29  Reserved (for Robustness Experiment)        [ZSu]

 30     Traceroute                              [RFC1393]

 31     Datagram Conversion Error               [RFC1475]

 32     Mobile Host Redirect              [David Johnson]

 33     IPv6 Where-Are-You                 [Bill Simpson]

 34     IPv6 I-Am-Here                     [Bill Simpson]

 35     Mobile Registration Request        [Bill Simpson]

 36     Mobile Registration Reply          [Bill Simpson]

 39     SKIP                                    [Markson]

 40     Photuris                                [Simpson]

Most or some of the ones on that list are probably deprecated by now, as other RFC's have obsoleted them.

Did that give you some direction?

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Hi John,

If you wanna check ping then select icmp type 8 that is echo.. if it is trace then use 30..... it depends on your requirement...

packet-tracer input inside icmp 192.168.1.10 8 0 172.16.1.2 detailed

 

in the above code i have mentioned the icmp type as echo i.e. ping outgoing.... and identifier for echo is 0.. we do not have any options.... and then the destination address....

 

Regards

Karthik

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Stedly1982
Level 1
Level 1

As far as I understand according to rfc by ietf, type 11 is 'time exceeded.'  And there are 2 codes with that type.  Here is a link for the RFC792:

http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc792

 

ICMP TYPE NUMBERS

The Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) has many messages that
are identified by a "type" field.

Type	Name					Reference
----	-------------------------		---------
  0	Echo Reply				 [RFC792]
  1	Unassigned				    [JBP]
  2	Unassigned				    [JBP]
  3	Destination Unreachable			 [RFC792]
  4	Source Quench			 	 [RFC792]
  5	Redirect				 [RFC792]
  6	Alternate Host Address			    [JBP]
  7	Unassigned				    [JBP]
  8	Echo					 [RFC792]
  9	Router Advertisement			[RFC1256]
 10	Router Selection			[RFC1256]
 11	Time Exceeded				 [RFC792]
 12	Parameter Problem			 [RFC792]
 13	Timestamp				 [RFC792]
 14	Timestamp Reply				 [RFC792]
 15	Information Request			 [RFC792]
 16	Information Reply			 [RFC792]
 17	Address Mask Request                     [RFC950]
 18	Address Mask Reply			 [RFC950]
 19	Reserved (for Security)			   [Solo]
 20-29	Reserved (for Robustness Experiment)	    [ZSu]
 30	Traceroute				[RFC1393]
 31	Datagram Conversion Error		[RFC1475]
 32     Mobile Host Redirect              [David Johnson]
 33     IPv6 Where-Are-You                 [Bill Simpson]
 34     IPv6 I-Am-Here                     [Bill Simpson]
 35     Mobile Registration Request        [Bill Simpson]
 36     Mobile Registration Reply          [Bill Simpson]
 37     Domain Name Request                     [Simpson]
 38     Domain Name Reply                       [Simpson]
 39     SKIP                                    [Markson]
 40     Photuris                                [Simpson]
 41-255 Reserved				    [JBP]
Many of these ICMP types have a "code" field.  Here we list the types
again with their assigned code fields.

Type    Name                                    Reference
----    -------------------------               ---------
  0     Echo Reply                               [RFC792]

        Codes
            0  No Code

  1     Unassigned                                  [JBP]

  2     Unassigned                                  [JBP]

  3     Destination Unreachable                  [RFC792]

	Codes
	    0  Net Unreachable
	    1  Host Unreachable
            2  Protocol Unreachable
            3  Port Unreachable
            4  Fragmentation Needed and Don't Fragment was Set
            5  Source Route Failed
            6  Destination Network Unknown
            7  Destination Host Unknown
            8  Source Host Isolated
            9  Communication with Destination Network is
               Administratively Prohibited
           10  Communication with Destination Host is
               Administratively Prohibited
           11  Destination Network Unreachable for Type of Service
           12  Destination Host Unreachable for Type of Service
           13  Communication Administratively Prohibited      [RFC1812]
           14  Host Precedence Violation                      [RFC1812]
           15  Precedence cutoff in effect                    [RFC1812]


  4     Source Quench                            [RFC792]
        Codes
            0  No Code

  5     Redirect                                 [RFC792]

        Codes
            0  Redirect Datagram for the Network (or subnet)
            1  Redirect Datagram for the Host
            2  Redirect Datagram for the Type of Service and Network
            3  Redirect Datagram for the Type of Service and Host

  6     Alternate Host Address                      [JBP]

        Codes
            0  Alternate Address for Host

  7     Unassigned                                  [JBP]

  8     Echo                                     [RFC792]

        Codes
            0  No Code

  9     Router Advertisement                    [RFC1256]

        Codes
            0  No Code

 10     Router Selection                        [RFC1256]

        Codes
            0  No Code

 11     Time Exceeded                            [RFC792]

        Codes
            0  Time to Live exceeded in Transit
            1  Fragment Reassembly Time Exceeded

 12     Parameter Problem                        [RFC792]

        Codes
            0  Pointer indicates the error
            1  Missing a Required Option        [RFC1108]
            2  Bad Length


 13     Timestamp                                [RFC792]

        Codes
            0  No Code

 14     Timestamp Reply                          [RFC792]

        Codes
            0  No Code

 15     Information Request                      [RFC792]

        Codes
            0  No Code

 16     Information Reply                        [RFC792]

        Codes
            0  No Code

 17     Address Mask Request                     [RFC950]

        Codes
            0  No Code

 18     Address Mask Reply                       [RFC950]

        Codes
            0  No Code

 19     Reserved (for Security)                    [Solo]

 20-29  Reserved (for Robustness Experiment)        [ZSu]

 30     Traceroute                              [RFC1393]

 31     Datagram Conversion Error               [RFC1475]

 32     Mobile Host Redirect              [David Johnson]

 33     IPv6 Where-Are-You                 [Bill Simpson]

 34     IPv6 I-Am-Here                     [Bill Simpson]

 35     Mobile Registration Request        [Bill Simpson]

 36     Mobile Registration Reply          [Bill Simpson]

 39     SKIP                                    [Markson]

 40     Photuris                                [Simpson]

Most or some of the ones on that list are probably deprecated by now, as other RFC's have obsoleted them.

Did that give you some direction?

hi,

thanks for this info!

so when using packet-tracer command on an ASA, what's the best ICMP code/type can i normally use?

Hi John,

If you wanna check ping then select icmp type 8 that is echo.. if it is trace then use 30..... it depends on your requirement...

packet-tracer input inside icmp 192.168.1.10 8 0 172.16.1.2 detailed

 

in the above code i have mentioned the icmp type as echo i.e. ping outgoing.... and identifier for echo is 0.. we do not have any options.... and then the destination address....

 

Regards

Karthik

karthik,

thanks!

it's just what i need.

pro_engineering
Level 1
Level 1

Hi,

As you said you need this for ping, 

packet-tracer input inside icmp 192.168.1.10 8 0 172.16.1.2 detailed

What do I need to do if I'm doing a trace route through the firewall. My host is in the trusted zone 

I'm looking for the type and code value that I should be using for trace route in packet-tracer.

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