ping is a utility used to test the reachability of a host on a network and measure the round-trip time for messages sent to the destination. It is useful for diagnosing network connectivity issues.
Common Ping Options
-c: Specifies the number of echo requests to send.-W: Sets the timeout (in seconds) for waiting for a response.
Using fping fping is a program that sends ICMP echo requests to multiple hosts simultaneously, making it faster for network diagnostics.
Using hping hping is a command-line tool that can send custom TCP/IP packets and is used for advanced network testing, including firewall testing.
Examples of Ping Commands
Ping the target host example.com.> ping example.com
Ping example.com 5 times.> ping example.com -c 5
Use fping to ping example.com> fping example.com
Use hping to send 5 packets to example.com with a timeout of 2 seconds.> hping3 -c 5 -W 2 example.com