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Why doesn't Nmap use ICMP Echo Requests by default in the "Ping" scan?

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Why doesn't Nmap use ICMP Echo Requests by default in the "Ping" scan?

TCP is a better protocol for testing than ICMP

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Not all devices respond to ICMP so Nmap may incorrectly show them as down

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ICMP is considered insecure so you need root priveleges to run it

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ICMP has no equivalent to the SYN/ACK in TCP

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