Ping is a software utility primarily used by the network administrators to check the reachability of a network host (target) from another host (source). It is also used to check the round trip delay, the time taken a network packet to travel from source to target and back. The round trip delay indicates the health … Continue reading “How to Disable Ping Response in Linux”
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How to install Ping or Ping6 using YUM
yum install iputils Ping is a network administration utility tool to check reachability of network node (computer or router) from a computer where the command runs. It also gives the round trip time required for a network packet to travel from the source to destination and back. Network administrators use this utility almost every day. … Continue reading “How to install Ping or Ping6 using YUM”