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What does ping do?

test reachability of a host on the network.

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ping examples, explained

$ ping -c 4 host

  • pingtest reachability of a host on the network
  • -cstop after sending this many packets
  • 4value for -c
  • hostan argument passed to the command

$ ping -i 2 host

  • pingtest reachability of a host on the network
  • -iwait this many seconds between packets
  • 2value for -i
  • hostan argument passed to the command

ping flags & options

-cstop after sending this many packets
-iwait this many seconds between packets
-Wtime to wait for a reply, in seconds

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