Parameters for the Windows ping Command

Question 1

-t

Answer 1

-t This option repeatedly sends pings (ICMP echo messages) until you stop it by pressing
Ctrl+C.

Question 2

-n count

Answer 2

-n count This option specifies the number of pings to send.

count This option specifies the number of pings to send.

Question 3

-f

Answer 3

-f This option sets the “don’t fragment” bit in a packet’s header. If the packet tries to cross
a router that attempts to fragment the packet, the packet is dropped, and an ICMP error
message is returned.

Question 4

-i TTL

Answer 4

-i TTL This option sets the TTLvalue in a packet’s header. The TTLis decremented for each
router hop. A packet is discarded when its TTLvalue reaches 0.

Question 5

-S srcaddr

Answer 5

-S srcaddr If the PC from which you are issuing the ping command has more than one IP address,
this option allows you to specify the source IP address from which the ICMP echo
messages should be sent.

Question 6

target_name

Answer 6

target_name This option specifies the name or the IP address of the device to which you are sending
ICMP echo messages.