ping for connectivity testing in Linux CLI - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the command to send 4 ping requests to example.com.

Linux CLI

ping -c [1] example.com

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A4

B1

C5

D10

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using the wrong number of packets.

Omitting the -c option and letting ping run indefinitely.

The -c option sets the number of ping requests to send. Here, 4 requests are sent.

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medium

Complete the command to ping the IP address 8.8.8.8 once.

Linux CLI

ping -c [1] 8.8.8.8

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A4

B3

C1

D5

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Sending multiple pings when only one is needed.

Forgetting the -c option.

The -c 1 option sends exactly one ping request.

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hard

Fix the error in the command to ping google.com 3 times.

Linux CLI

ping -c [1] google.com

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A0

Bthree

C-3

D3

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Using words instead of numbers.

Using negative or zero values.

The count must be a positive integer number, so 3 is correct. Words or negative numbers cause errors.

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hard

Fill both blanks to ping 192.168.1.1 with 2 packets and wait 1 second between each.

Linux CLI

ping -c [1] -i [2] 192.168.1.1

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A2

B1

C3

D0.5

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Mixing up the options for count and interval.

Using invalid interval values.

-c 2 sends 2 packets, and -i 1 sets 1 second interval between packets.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to ping example.org with 5 packets, 0.2 seconds interval, and a timeout of 3 seconds.

Linux CLI

ping -c [1] -i [2] -W [3] example.org

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A4

B0.2

C3

D5

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Confusing interval and timeout options.

Using invalid values for interval or timeout.

-c 5 sends 5 packets, -i 0.2 sets 0.2 seconds interval, and -W 3 sets 3 seconds timeout for each reply.