what protocol does the ping command use?
Icmp-internet control mesaging protocol is used for tetsing the connectivity of network using ping command(packet internet gopher) .this protocol sends a request to the destin â¦ ation address and replies back with the status of the destination host and the packets strength.
ICMP differs from transport protocols such as TCP and UDP in that it is not typically used to exchange data between systems, nor is it regularly employed by end-user network applications (with the exception of some diagnostic tools like ping and traceroute).