Ping Gone Wild

ping – probes hosts on the attached network link by sending icmp packets sent over IP
tcping – reports the reachability and round-trip time of an IP address hosted on the local network
arping – probes hosts on the attached network link by sending Link Layer frames using the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) request method addressed to a host identified by its MAC address of the network interface.

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