Hi iam new to Tcp/ip suite can any one please answer this
question
1) If i ping to google.com there might be several routers in between
let us say R1, R2,R3,R4
what happens when packet visits R1,R2,R3,R4 do we get reply packets
from there to r from direct google.com
2) if Tracert to google what happens when the request packet visits at
respective routers

"linuxsrbabu@gmail.com" <linuxsrbabu@gmail.com> writes:
> Hi iam new to Tcp/ip suite can any one please answer this
> question
> 1) If i ping to google.com there might be several routers in between
> let us say R1, R2,R3,R4
> what happens when packet visits R1,R2,R3,R4 do we get reply packets
> from there to r from direct google.com

Ping should be answered only by the destination, unless there's a
delivery error.

> 2) if Tracert to google what happens when the request packet visits at
> respective routers

They're sent with increasing TTLs, starting at 1. Each router that
decrements the TTL to 0 sends back an ICMP error, and that's what
produces the report you see.

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