How to use PING

The ping (Packet Internet Groper) is used to send ICMP (Internet Control Message
Protocol) packets from one host to another. Ping transmits packetsusing the ICMP
ECHO_REQUEST command and expects an ICMP ECHO_REPLY.Ping is the primary TCP/IP command used to troubleshoot connectivity, reachability, and name resolution.

Syntax
ping [-t] [-a] [-n Count] [-l Size] [-f] [-i TTL] [-v TOS] [-r Count] [-s Count] [{-j HostList | -k HostList}] [-w Timeout] [TargetName]


Switches:
-t Ping the specifed host until interrupted.
-a Resolve addresses to hostnames.
-n count Number of echo requests to send.
-l size Send buffer size.
-f Set Don’t Fragment flag in packet.
-i TTL Time To Live.
-v TOS Type Of Service.
-r count Record route for count hops.
-s count Timestamp for count hops.
-j host-list Loose source route along host-list.
-k host-list Strict source route along host-list.
-w timeout Timeout in milliseconds to wait for each reply.

Examples
The following example shows ping command output:

C:\>pimg example.microsoft.com

Pinging example.microsoft.com [192.168.239.132] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.239.132: bytes=32 time=101ms TTL=124
Reply from 192.168.239.132: bytes=32 time=100ms TTL=124
Reply from 192.168.239.132: bytes=32 time=120ms TTL=124
Reply from 192.168.239.132: bytes=32 time=120ms TTL=124

To pingthe destination 10.0.99.221 and resolve 10.0.99.221 to itshost name, 

type: ping -a 10.0.99.221

To ping the destination 10.0.99.221 with 10 Echo Request messages, each of which has a Data field of 1000 bytes, 

type: ping-n 10 -l 1000 10.0.99.221

To ping the destination 10.0.99.221 and record the route for 4 hops,

type: ping-r 4 10.0.99.221

To ping the destination 10.0.99.221 and specify the loose source route of 10.12.0.1-10.29.3.1-10.1.44.1,

type: ping -j 10.12.0.1 10.29.3.1 10.1.44.1 10.0.99.221

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