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