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3.3.8 Error Reporting
3.3.8 Error Reporting
Wherever practical, hosts MUST return ICMP error datagrams on
detection of an error, except in those cases where returning an
ICMP error message is specifically prohibited.
- DISCUSSION:
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A common phenomenon in datagram networks is the "black
hole disease": datagrams are sent out, but nothing comes
back. Without any error datagrams, it is difficult for
the user to figure out what the problem is.
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3.3.8 Error Reporting