ping Linux Commands
What is Linux ping Command?
Explanation
ping COMMAND:System administration command. Confirm that a remote host is online and responding. Ping is used for verifying connectivity between two hosts on a network. It sends Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request packets to a remote IP address and watches for ICMP responses.SYNTAX :
ping [options] hostOPTIONS:
-a
Make ping audible. Beep each time response is received.
-b
Ping a broadcast address.
-c count
Stop after sending count ECHO_REQUEST packets. With deadline option, ping waits for count ECHO_REPLY packets, until the timeout expires.
-n
Show network addresses as numbers. ping normally displays addresses as host names.
-q
Quiet output—nothing is displayed except the summary lines at startup time and when finished.
-i
Specify the interval between successive transmissions. The default is one second.
-t
Set the IP Time to Live to n seconds.
-w
Exit ping after n seconds.
EXAMPLE:
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ping google.com -c 3
Display ECHO_REQUEST 3 times only because we set count for three.
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ping -n google.com
Here the network addresses displays as numbers,normally it displays as hostnames.
ping [options] host
OPTIONS:
-a
Make ping audible. Beep each time response is received.
-b
Ping a broadcast address.
-c count
Stop after sending count ECHO_REQUEST packets. With deadline option, ping waits for count ECHO_REPLY packets, until the timeout expires.
-n
Show network addresses as numbers. ping normally displays addresses as host names.
-q
Quiet output—nothing is displayed except the summary lines at startup time and when finished.
-i
Specify the interval between successive transmissions. The default is one second.
-t
Set the IP Time to Live to n seconds.
-w
Exit ping after n seconds.
EXAMPLE:
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ping google.com -c 3
Display ECHO_REQUEST 3 times only because we set count for three.
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ping -n google.com
Here the network addresses displays as numbers,normally it displays as hostnames.
| -a | Make ping audible. Beep each time response is received. |
| -b | Ping a broadcast address. |
| -c count | Stop after sending count ECHO_REQUEST packets. With deadline option, ping waits for count ECHO_REPLY packets, until the timeout expires. |
| -n | Show network addresses as numbers. ping normally displays addresses as host names. |
| -q | Quiet output—nothing is displayed except the summary lines at startup time and when finished. |
| -i | Specify the interval between successive transmissions. The default is one second. |
| -t | Set the IP Time to Live to n seconds. |
| -w | Exit ping after n seconds. |
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ping google.com -c 3
Display ECHO_REQUEST 3 times only because we set count for three. -
ping -n google.com
Here the network addresses displays as numbers,normally it displays as hostnames.
