Which hping3 command performs an ICMP ping to the host 10.0.0.25?

• A. hping3 -1 10.0.0.25
• B. hping3 -A 10.0.0.25 -p 80
• C. hping3 -2 10.0.0.25 -p 80
• D. hping3 192.168.1.103 -Q -p 139 -s

Answer: (A)

Performing an ICMP ping with hping3 means using ICMP mode to send echo requests to the target. The option that activates ICMP mode is -1, so the command hping3 -1 10.0.0.25 sends ICMP Echo Request packets to 10.0.0.25. If the host is reachable and ICMP is allowed, you’ll receive Echo Replies, indicating basic reachability.

The other forms shown switch to TCP or UDP behavior (for example, flags and ports relevant to those protocols) or target a different IP, so they don’t send ICMP Echo Requests to 10.0.0.25. Therefore, the ICMP ping to 10.0.0.25 is accomplished by the command that uses ICMP mode with the target address.