| 11. | Each time a capable device receives these packets, that device modifies the packet, incrementing the hop count by one.
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| 12. | RIP uses the hop count of the destination whereas IGRP takes into account other information such as node delay and available bandwidth.
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| 13. | As a sanity check you could put in a maximum hop count of say, twenty, just in case things go funny.
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| 14. | This is based on the observation that a 5-bit hop count ( 32 max hops ) is sufficient for almost all Internet routes.
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| 15. | The "'hop count "'refers to the number of intermediate devices through which data must pass between source and destination.
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| 16. | A hop count of " n " means that " n " gateways separate the source host from the destination host.
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| 17. | Routers are capable of managing hop counts, but other types of intermediate devices ( e . g . hubs and bridges ) are not.
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| 18. | If it finds a non-zero hop count it inserts its IP hash, sets the hop count to zero and forwards the packet on.
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| 19. | If it finds a non-zero hop count it inserts its IP hash, sets the hop count to zero and forwards the packet on.
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| 20. | In addition, the device compares the hop count against a time to live limit and discards the packet if its hop count is too high.
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