The ping Command
Ping command is used to test the accessibility of a computer on an IP network and to measure the round-trip time (RTT) for information sent from a source computer to a destination computer. The ping command is used for two purposes: first, to find out if a host is responding and second, to find out if you can reach a host.
The syntax of the in command with the address of network is as follows:
Ping [IP Address]
| Option | Description |
| -t | Allows you to ping the specified IP address until you forcefully stop the connand. To view the statistics, press Ctrl+Break and to stop press ctrl+c key combination. |
| -a | Allows you to resolve address to hostnames. |
| -n count | Specifies hoe many times the echo request is send to host. |
| -l size | Allow you to set the size of the buffer. |
| -f | Applies to the Don’t fragment flag in the packet (IPv4-online) |
| -i TTL | Specifies time to live |
| -v TOS | Specifies the types of service |
| -r count | Allow you to record route for count hops (IPv4-only). |
| -s count | Allows you to specify the timestamp for count hops (IPv4-only). |
| -j host-list | Allows you to specify a loose source route along the host-list (IPv4-only). |
| -k host-list | Allows you to specify a strict source route along the host-list (IPv4-only). |
| -w timeout | Specifies the time in milliseconds taken between each response to given ping query. |
| -R | Allows you to use the routing header to test the reverse route. |
| -S srcaddr | Specifies the source address to use. |
| -4 | Allows you to forcefully use the IPA 4. |
| -6 | Allows you to forcefully use the IPv6. |
If you want to continuously ping the IP address, you need to type the following command:
Ping –t [ip address]
