go get github.com/lachm/pinggopinggo [options] host # hit Ctrl-C to exitJust like the built-in ping utility, the tool outputs percentage packet loss as well as min, max, average, and standard deviation for return trip time. The statistics are printed after ^C (or when using -count after the specified number of requests/responses).
The tool will print request timeout messages as echo requests fail to receive replies. The timeout is two times the maximum RTT. If no response has been received yet, the timeout is one second. Try the following:
pinggo apple.com # apple.com does not reply to ICMP echoYou can set the TTL for the echo requests. The tool will report ICMP time exceeded messages. Try the following:
pinggo -ttl 3 golang.orgThe tool supports both ICMP and ICMPv6. To force IPv4 use -4 and to force IPv6 use -6. With neither flag, the tool will resolve a hostname to an IPv4 address if available before resolving to an IPv6 address. Try some of the following:
pinggo ::1
pinggo -6 golang.orgThe tool handles multiple responses to the same sequence number from different hosts gracefully. This entails support for pinging multicast addresses. Try the following:
pinggo 224.0.0.1With each Echo response or Time Exceeded response, the tool will try to lookup a name for the IP address. The tool outputs this in the form host (ip). Try the following:
pinggo github.comWhen using the -count option, the tool will end execution after the specified number of Echo requests have been sent and all requests have either gotten a response, gotten a time exceeded message, or timed out. Try the following:
pinggo -count 5 golang.orgUsers can change the amount of time between Echo requests using the -wait option. Try the following:
pinggo -wait 0.2s -count 10 golang.orgWhen using the -beepboop option, the tool will beep (by printing a bell character) when an Echo response is received. Try the following:
pinggo -beepboop cloudflare.comTo print the options menu, just run pinggo with no hostname argument.