Ping Flags

Question 1

-c

Answer 1

-c count: Specifies the number of packets to send.

By default, “ping” sends packets indefinitely until stopped with Ctrl+C.

Question 2

-s

Answer 2

-s size: Specifies the size of the packet to send in bytes.

The default packet size is 64 bytes.

Question 3

-t

Answer 3

-t ttl: Specifies the time-to-live (TTL) value of the packet, which determines how many hops the packet can make before it is discarded.

The default TTL value is 64.

Question 4

-i

Answer 4

-i interval: Specifies the interval between sending packets in seconds.

The default interval is 1 second.

Question 5

-W

Answer 5

-W timeout: Specifies the amount of time to wait for a response to a packet, in seconds. The default timeout is 1 second.

Question 6

-q

Answer 6

-q: Quiet mode. Only display the summary output at the end, instead of showing every individual packet sent and received.

Question 7

-v

Answer 7

-v: Verbose mode. Display detailed output, including the packet size, TTL value, and round-trip time for each packet sent and received.

Question 8

-a

Answer 8

-a: Resolve IP addresses to hostnames.

Question 9

-n

Answer 9

-n: Do not resolve IP addresses to hostnames.

Question 10

-f

Answer 10

-f: Flood mode. Send packets as fast as possible without waiting for a response, until stopped with Ctrl+C.

Question 11

-b

Answer 11

-b: Allow broadcast addresses to be used as the target host.

Question 12

-I

Answer 12

-I interface: Specify the network interface to use for sending packets.

Question 13

-p

Answer 13

-p pattern: Specify a pattern to be used as the data portion of the packet. By default, the packet data is a sequence of numbers starting with 0.

Question 14

-U

Answer 14

-U: Use UDP instead of ICMP to send packets.

Question 15

-T

Answer 15

-T timestamp_option: Specify the type of timestamp to use in the packet. Options are tsonly, tsandaddr, and tsprespec. This is primarily useful for diagnostic purposes.