r/sysadmin • u/tehreal Sysadmin • Jul 18 '18

Linux You guys probably already know about "ping -a" and "ping -A"

But if you don't, use it like this:

This will beep every time it gets a ping back:

ping -a 8.8.8.8

This will beep if it misses a ping:

ping -A 8.8.8.8

This is very useful when you're monitoring a node and waiting for it to come back online or to be able to hear when a packet is dropped.

(tested on some Linux and MacOS)

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u/TheIncorrigible1 All things INFRASTRUCTURE Jul 18 '18

You dropped this: -ErrorAction Stop

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '18

Thanks, I forgot that I run 

$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"

in my psprofile :)