An interesting homework problem

[networkloser]

This is from douglas comer's internetworking with tcp/ip. Since this is just for learning purposes, I expect an answer that helps me to simulate this in a local programming language/network and solve it programmatically or mathematically.

Here's the question:

Consider an ethernet that has one conventional host, H and 12 routers connected to it. Find a single(slightly illegal) frame carrying an IP packet that when sent by host H causes H to receive exactly 24 packets.

TBH I don't really understand the question.

The context is ICMP.

[icecream-guy]

ping the broadcast network address?

[networkloser]

why'd it show 24 icmp?

[deanwebb]

ping x.x.x.x -n 24

The -n switch will specify a number of packets to send.