Multiple choice

The value in ICMP header code field that specifies that the message is received from an intermediate router and means that the router did not have the buffer space needed to queue the datagram, is _____________.

  1. 3 (destination unreachable)

  2. 4 (source quench)

  3. 5 (redirect)

  4. 11 (time exceeded)

  5. 9 (router advertisement)

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This value in ICMP header code field specifies that the message is received from an intermediate router and it means that the router did not have the buffer space needed to queue the datagram.