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NAME

       2ping - A bi-directional ping utility

SYNOPSIS

       2ping [options] --listen | host/IP

DESCRIPTION

       2ping  is  a  bi-directional ping utility.  It uses 3-way pings (akin to TCP SYN, SYN/ACK,
       ACK) and after-the-fact state comparison between a 2ping listener and a  2ping  client  to
       determine which direction packet loss occurs.

       To  use  2ping,  start  a  listener  on a known stable network host.  The relative network
       stability of the 2ping listener host should not be in question, because  while  2ping  can
       determine  whether  packet  loss is occurring inbound or outbound relative to an endpoint,
       that will not help you determine the cause if both of the endpoints are in question.

       Once the listener is started, start 2ping in client mode and tell it  to  connect  to  the
       listener.   The  ends will begin pinging each other and displaying network statistics.  If
       packet loss occurs,  2ping  will  wait  a  few  seconds  (default  10,  configurable  with
       --inquire-wait)  before  comparing  notes  between  the  two  endpoints to determine which
       direction the packet loss is occurring.

       To quit 2ping on the client or listener ends, enter ^C, and a list of statistics  will  be
       displayed.  To get a short inline display of statistics without quitting, enter ^\ or send
       the process a QUIT signal.

OPTIONS

       ping-compatible options (long option names are 2ping-specific):

       --audible, -a
              Audible ping.

       --adaptive, -A
              Adaptive ping.  A new client ping request is sent as soon as a client ping response
              is  received.  If a ping response is not received within the interval period, a new
              ping request is sent.  On networks with low rtt this mode is essentially equivalent
              to flood mode.

       --count=count, -c count
              Stop after sending count ping requests.

       --flood, -f
              Flood  ping.   For  every  ping  sent  a period "." is printed, while for ever ping
              received a backspace is printed.  This provides a rapid display of how  many  pings
              are  being dropped.  If interval is not given, it sets interval to zero and outputs
              pings as fast as they come back or one hundred times per second, whichever is more.

              2ping-specific notes: Detected outbound/inbound loss responses are printed  as  ">"
              and "<", respectively.  Receive errors are printed as "E".  Due to the asynchronous
              nature of 2ping, successful responses (backspaces) may  overwrite  these  loss  and
              error characters.

       --interval=interval, -i interval
              Wait  interval  seconds  between sending each ping.  The default is to wait for one
              second between each ping normally, or not to wait in flood mode.

       --interface-address=address, -I address
              Set source IP address.  When  in  listener  mode,  this  option  may  be  specified
              multiple  to  bind  to multiple IP addresses.  When in client mode, this option may
              only be specified once, and all outbound pings will be bound to this source IP.

              2ping-specific notes: This option only takes an IP  address,  not  a  device  name.
              Note  that  in  listener  mode,  if  the  machine has an interface with multiple IP
              addresses and an request comes in via a sub IP, the  reply  still  leaves  via  the
              interface's  main IP.  So this option must be used if you would like to respond via
              an interface's sub-IP.

       --preload=count, -l count
              If specified, 2ping sends that many packets not waiting for reply.

       --pattern=hex_bytes, -p hex_bytes
              You may specify up to 16 "pad" bytes to fill out the packets  you  send.   This  is
              useful   for  diagnosing  data-dependent  problems  in  a  network.   For  example,
              --pattern=ff will cause the sent packet pad area to be filled with all ones.

              2ping-specific notes: This pads the portion of the packet that does not contain the
              active  payload data.  If the active payload data is larger than the minimum packet
              size (--min-packet-size), no padding will be sent.

       --quiet, -q
              Quiet output.  Nothing is displayed except the summary lines at  startup  time  and
              when finished.

       --packetsize-compat=bytes, -s bytes
              ping compatibility; this will set --min-packet-size to this plus 8 bytes.

       --verbose, -v
              Verbose  output.   In  2ping,  this  prints  decodes  of  packets that are sent and
              received.

       --version, -V
              Show version and exit.

       --deadline=seconds, -w seconds
              Specify a timeout, in seconds, before 2ping exits regardless of how many pings have
              been  sent or received.  Due to blocking, this may occur up to one second after the
              deadline specified.

       2ping-specific options:

       --help, -h
              Print a synposis and exit.

       --ipv4, -4
              Limit binds to  IPv4.   In  client  mode,  this  forces  resolution  of  dual-homed
              hostnames to the IPv4 address.  (Without --ipv4 or --ipv6, the first result will be
              used  as  specified  by  your  operating  system,  usually  the  AAAA  address   on
              IPv6-routable  machines, or the A address on IPv4-only machines.) In listener mode,
              this filters out any non-IPv4 --interface-address binds,  either  through  hostname
              resolution or explicit passing.

       --ipv6, -6
              Limit  binds  to  IPv6.   In  client  mode,  this  forces  resolution of dual-homed
              hostnames to the IPv6 address.  (Without -4 or -6, the first result will be used as
              specified  by  your  operating  system,  usually  the AAAA address on IPv6-routable
              machines, or the A address on IPv4-only machines.) In listener mode,  this  filters
              out  any  non-IPv6 --interface-address binds, either through hostname resolution or
              explicit passing.

       --auth=key
              Set a  shared  key,  send  cryptographic  hashes  with  each  packet,  and  require
              cryptographic hashes from peer packets signed with the same shared key.

       --auth-digest=digest
              When  --auth  is  used,  specify the digest type to compute the cryptographic hash.
              Valid options are hmac-md5 (default), hmac-sha1 and hmac-sha256.

       --debug
              Print (lots of) debugging information.

       --fuzz=percent
              Simulate corruption of incoming packets, with a percent probability each  bit  will
              be  flipped.  After fuzzing, the packet checksum will be recalculated, and then the
              checksum itself will be fuzzed (but at a lower probability).

       --inquire-wait=secs
              Wait at least secs seconds before inquiring about a lost  packet.   Default  is  10
              seconds.   UDP packets can arrive delayed or out of order, so it is best to give it
              some time before inquiring about a lost packet.

       --listen
              Start as a listener.  The listener will not  send  out  ping  requests  at  regular
              intervals,  and  will  instead  wait  for the far end to initiate ping requests.  A
              listener is required as the remote end for a client.

       --min-packet-size=min
              Set the minimum total payload size to min bytes, default 128.  If  the  payload  is
              smaller than min bytes, padding will be added to the end of the packet.

       --max-packet-size=max
              Set  the maximum total payload size to max bytes, default 512, absolute minimum 64.
              If the payload is larger than max bytes, information will be rearranged and sent in
              future packets when possible.

       --nagios=wrta,wloss%,crta,closs%
              Produce  output  suitable  for use in a Nagios check.  If --count is not specified,
              defaults to 5 pings.  A warning condition (exit code 1) will be returned if average
              RTT  exceeds  wrta or ping loss exceeds wloss%.  A critical condition (exit code 2)
              will be returned if average RTT exceeds crta or ping loss exceeds closs%.

       --no-3way
              Do not perform 3-way pings.  Used most often when combined with  --listen,  as  the
              listener is usually the one to determine whether a ping reply should become a 3-way
              ping.

              Strictly speaking, a 3-way ping is not necessary for determining directional packet
              loss between the client and the listener.  However, the extra leg of the 3-way ping
              allows for extra chances to determine packet loss  more  efficiently.   Also,  with
              3-way  ping  disabled,  the listener will receive no client performance indicators,
              nor will the listener be able to determine directional packet loss that it detects.

       --no-match-packet-size
              When sending replies, 2ping will try to match  the  packet  size  of  the  received
              packet  by  adding  padding  if  necessary,  but will not exceed --max-packet-size.
              --no-match-packet-size disabled  this  behavior,  always  setting  the  minimum  to
              --min-packet-size.

       --no-send-version
              Do not send the current running version of 2ping with each packet.

       --notice=text
              Send  arbitrary notice text with each packet.  If the remote peer supports it, this
              may be displayed to the user.

       --packet-loss=out:in
              Simulate random packet loss outbound and inbound.  For example, 25:10 means  a  25%
              chance  of not sending a packet, and a 10% chance of ignoring a received packet.  A
              single number without colon separation means  use  the  same  percentage  for  both
              outbound and inbound.

       --port=port
              Use  UDP  port  port,  either a numeric port number of a service name string.  With
              --listen, this is the port to bind as, otherwise this  is  the  port  to  send  to.
              Default is UDP port 15998.

       --send-monotonic-clock
              Send a monotonic clock value with each packet.  Peer time (if sent by the peer) can
              be viewed with --verbose.  Only supported if the system is capable of generating  a
              monotonic clock.

       --send-random=bytes
              Send  random data to the peer, up to bytes.  The number of bytes will be limited by
              other factors, up to --max-packet-size.  If this data is to  be  used  for  trusted
              purposes, it should be combined with --auth for HMAC authentication.

       --send-time
              Send  the host time (wall clock) with each packet.  Peer time (if sent by the peer)
              can be viewed with --verbose.

       --srv  In client mode, causes hostnames to be looked up via DNS SRV records.  If  the  SRV
              query  returns  multiple  record  targets,  they  will  all  be pinged in parallel;
              priority and weight are not considered.  The record's port will be used instead  of
              --port.  This functionality requires the dnspython module to be installed.

       --stats=interval
              Print a line of brief current statistics every interval seconds.  The same line can
              be printed on demand by entering ^\  or  sending  the  QUIT  signal  to  the  2ping
              process.

BUGS

       None known, many assumed.

AUTHOR

       2ping was written by Ryan Finnie <ryan@finnie.org>.

AUTHORS

       Ryan Finnie.

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