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David is a Cloud & DevOps Enthusiast. He has years of experience as a Linux engineer. He had working experience in AMD, EMC. He likes Linux, Python, bash, and more. He is a technical blogger and a Software Engineer. He enjoys sharing his learning and contributing to open-source.

ICMP type is the first 8 bits in the ICMP message header. It provides a brief explanation of what the message is for so the receiving network device knows why it is getting the message and how to treat it. For example, a Type 8 Echo is a query a host sends to see if …

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A makefile is a special file used to execute a set of actions. The most important purpose is the compilation of programs. Make is a dedicated tool to parse makefiles. Most open-source projects use make to compile a final executable binary, which can then be installed using make install. In this article, we’ll explore Makefile …

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Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) is a network layer protocol that serves the purpose of error reporting and network path diagnostic functions. The Ping and Traceroute utility tools leverage ICMP messages for fault detection and isolation. ICMP messages are sent using a basic IP header. The protocol field in IP header will be set to …

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DNS TTL, or time to live, is the element of a DNS record that tells the requester how long the record is valid. If the TTL for our DNS record is set to 24 hours, a browser has will continue to use that same value for the next 24 hours regardless of whether the DNS …

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