ping6
Check network connectivity by sending packets to a host and reporting its response. toybox
On Linux
Linux
Check network connectivity by sending packets to a host and reporting its response. Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to ipv4 or ipv6 addresses and prints each echo it receives back, with round trip time. Returns true if host alive.
ping [OPTIONS] HOST
-4,-6 Force IPv4 or IPv6-c CNTSend CNT many packets (default 3, 0 = infinite)-fFlood (print . and \b to show drops, default -c 15 -i 0.2)-i TIMEInterval between packets (default 1, need root for < .2)-IIFACE/IP Source interface or address-m MARKTag outgoing packets using SO_MARK-qQuiet (stops after one returns true if host is alive)-s SIZEData SIZE in bytes (default 56)-t TTLSet Time To Live (number of hops)-W SECSeconds to wait for response after last -c packet (default 3)-w SECExit after this many secondsSeveral platforms
Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts via IPv6 address. Note: ping6 has been merged to ping in modern systems.
Ping a host
ping6 hostIdentifyPing a host only a specific number of times
ping6 -c count hostIdentify-cSend CNT many packets (default 3, 0 = infinite) toyboxPing a host, specifying the interval in seconds between requests (default is 1 second)
ping6 -i seconds hostIdentify-iInterval between packets (default 1, need root for < .2) toyboxPing a host without trying to look up symbolic names for addresses
ping6 -n hostIdentifyPing a host and ring the bell when a packet is received (if your terminal supports it)
ping6 -a hostIdentify