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Interpretation of network command "Ping"

Is the following correct?

A returned ping value of 200msec accompanied by a TTL value
of 50 means that the actual round-trip flight time is 150msec.

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sounds right to me.
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Firehawk---

Your answer looks good, but one detail is missing.
Am I correct that the internet cancels the action if
the number of hops exceeds 255?

                          wsd2@psu.edu
Yes, the routers will drop the packet after 255 hops.  This is to prevent a packet from traversing the network forever.  The hop count can also be changed.  However, it is normally set to 255 for ping packets.