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ping

Pings a specified host.
Syntax:
ping [-c num_echos] [-i interval] <dest>
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Parameters
[-c num_echos]: Specifies the number of echo requests to be sent. Default value is 5.
[-i interval]: Specifies the delay interval in seconds between each packet. Default value is 1 second.
<dest>: Specifies the destination host name or IP address
Examples:
To ping the IP address 192.168.1.1:
ping 192.168.1.1
To ping the host remote.host.com:
ping remote.host.com