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nping — Network packet generation tool/ping utility. More information: <https://nmap.org/nping/>.

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Problem

How to use the nping command: Network packet generation tool/ping utility. More information: <https://nmap.org/nping/>.

Solution

nping — Network packet generation tool/ping utility. More information: <https://nmap.org/nping/>.

Ping a specified host using ICMP if the user is allowed to, otherwise using TCP:
nping {{example.com}}


Ping a specified host using ICMP assuming that the user is allowed to do so:
nping --icmp --privileged {{example.com}}


Ping a specified host using UDP:
nping --udp {{example.com}}


Ping a specified host on a given port using TCP:
nping --tcp --dest-port {{443}} {{example.com}}


Ping a certain number of times:
nping --count {{10}} {{example.com}}


Wait a certain amount of time between each ping:
nping --delay {{5s}} {{example.com}}


Send the request over a specified interface:
nping --interface {{eth0}} {{example.com}}


Ping an IP range:
nping {{10.0.0.1-10}}

Code Snippets

Ping a specified host using ICMP if the user is allowed to, otherwise using TCP

nping {{example.com}}

Ping a specified host using ICMP assuming that the user is allowed to do so

nping --icmp --privileged {{example.com}}

Ping a specified host using UDP

nping --udp {{example.com}}

Ping a specified host on a given port using TCP

nping --tcp --dest-port {{443}} {{example.com}}

Ping a certain number of times

nping --count {{10}} {{example.com}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/nping

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