hping3
Advanced ping utility which supports protocols such TCP, UDP, and raw IP. Best run with elevated privileges. More information: https://github.com/antirez/hping.
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Ping a destination with 4 ICMP ping requests:
hping3 --icmp --count {{4}} {{ip_or_hostname}}
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Ping an IP address over UDP on port 80:
hping3 --udp --destport {{80}} --syn {{ip_or_hostname}}
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Scan TCP port 80, scanning from the specific local source port 5090:
hping3 --verbose --syn --destport {{80}} --baseport {{5090}} {{ip_or_hostname}}
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Traceroute using a TCP scan to a specific destination port:
hping3 --traceroute --verbose --syn --destport {{80}} {{ip_or_hostname}}
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Scan a set of TCP ports on a specific IP address:
hping3 --scan {{80,3000,9000}} --syn {{ip_or_hostname}}
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Perform a TCP ACK scan to check if a given host is alive:
hping3 --count {{2}} --verbose --destport {{80}} --ack {{ip_or_hostname}}
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Perform a charge test on port 80:
hping3 --flood --destport {{80}} --syn {{ip_or_hostname}}
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