Continuous Ping Command (Continues Ping)

In Windows CMD, ping -t is the Continuous Ping Command. By default, the ping command in Windows sends four ICMP packets to the destination host.

ping 192.168.1.1

Add the -t option if you want to send continuous pings, as shown in the following example:

ping -t 192.168.1.1

To stop the process, Press Ctrl+C key combination.

While running the Continuous Ping Command, press Ctrl + Pause to view statistics. It does not stop the command but displays statistics for the echo requests sent up to the point.

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Linux

In Linux, continuous ping is the default. The ping command on Linux sends pings to the destination until you stop the process by pressing the Ctrl+C key combination.

If you want to specify the ping count, use the -c option. For example, the following command sends four pings to the destination host 192.168.1.1:

ping -c 4 192.168.1.1

On Windows, use the -n option to specify the ping count:

ping -n 10 192.168.1.1

PowerShell

In PowerShell, we use the Test-Connection cmdlet to send pings to a destination computer. With the Test-Connection cmdlet, we use the -Repeat parameter to send continuous pings:

Test-Connection 192.168.1.1 -Repeat

To specify the ping count, use the -Count parameter, as shown in the following example:

Test-Connection 192.168.1.1 -Count 4

To stop the Test-Connection cmdlet Press the Ctrl+C key combination.