What statement regarding the differences between the Windows tracert utility and the Linux/UNIX/macOS traceroute utility is accurate?
A) Only tracert can send UDP messages for tracing a path.
B) By default, the tracert utility uses ICMP echo requests, while traceroute uses UDP datagrams or TCP SYN messages.
C) The Windows tracert utility does not place limits on the TTL of repeated trial messages.
D) The tracert utility expects an ICMP port unreachable error message as the final reply to a trace.

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By default, the tracert utility in Windows uses ICMP echo requests to trace a path, while the traceroute utility in Linux/UNIX/macOS uses UDP datagrams or TCP SYN messages. Tracert can also be configured to use TCP SYN messages, but this is not the default setting. So, option B accurately describes the difference between the two utilities. Option A is incorrect as both utilities can send UDP messages for tracing a path. Option C is also incorrect as both utilities place a limit on the TTL of repeated trial messages. Option D is incorrect as neither utility expects an ICMP port unreachable error message as the final reply to a trace.

What Statement Regarding the Differences Between the Windows Tracert Utility