is it possible Pattern ping in windows?

Is it possible to pattern ping in Windows, like we do in linux (ping -p ff [dest_ip]?

user1812956

Posted 2013-04-02T10:21:42.547

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Actually yes, you can. The catch though is you have to write the app yourself, using .net and implement ping. The good news is all you have to do is copy the example on this MS page into visual studio C#, which is free.

MDMoore313

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1indeed, I've written a pinger or two into apps just to check VPN connectivity before proceeding. I thought about posting the code here, but since this is SU, not SO, i figured that might be beyond the scope of the ops question. OP, if you have the wherewithall, rolling your own is a good way to get what you want. just replace "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" with a Hex string of your choice, preferably in 32-byte format. the data field width is arbitrary, but there may be implementation restrictions on a given platform. – Frank Thomas – 2013-04-02T18:11:38.817

No, the windows ping implementation does not include a -p option or any other option that allows you to set the payload (IIRC, the windows ping payload is the latin alphabet starting from m -thru- l).

PS C:\Windows\system32> ping /?

Usage: ping [-t] [-a] [-n count] [-l size] [-f] [-i TTL] [-v TOS]
            [-r count] [-s count] [[-j host-list] | [-k host-list]]
            [-w timeout] [-R] [-S srcaddr] [-4] [-6] target_name

Options:
    -t             Ping the specified host until stopped.
                   To see statistics and continue - type Control-Break;
                   To stop - type Control-C.
    -a             Resolve addresses to hostnames.
    -n count       Number of echo requests to send.
    -l size        Send buffer size.
    -f             Set Don't Fragment flag in packet (IPv4-only).
    -i TTL         Time To Live.
    -v TOS         Type Of Service (IPv4-only. This setting has been deprecated
                   and has no effect on the type of service field in the IP Header).
    -r count       Record route for count hops (IPv4-only).
    -s count       Timestamp for count hops (IPv4-only).
    -j host-list   Loose source route along host-list (IPv4-only).
    -k host-list   Strict source route along host-list (IPv4-only).
    -w timeout     Timeout in milliseconds to wait for each reply.
    -R             Use routing header to test reverse route also (IPv6-only).
    -S srcaddr     Source address to use.
    -4             Force using IPv4.
    -6             Force using IPv6.

Frank Thomas

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