Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v11) — Question 100

If a tester is attempting to ping a target that exists but receives no response or a response that states the destination is unreachable, ICMP may be disabled and the network may be using TCP. Which other option could the tester use to get a response from a host using TCP?

Answer options

• A. Traceroute
• B. Hping
• C. TCP ping
• D. Broadcast ping

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Hping is a versatile tool that can send custom TCP packets and can be used to check the availability of a host when ICMP is not functioning. In contrast, Traceroute is primarily used for mapping the path to a destination, TCP ping is not a standard tool, and Broadcast ping is not effective for testing individual host reachability.