Ping

ping / pg — ICMP Echo 

CMD> pg <ip|hostname>
CMD> pg 192.168.1.1
CMD> pg google.com
CMD> pg 0              # ping by netdiscover index after running nd

Requires an active WiFi connection.

How It Works

Pings the target continuously until you press q. The screen shows a fixed layout: a rolling window of the most recent results (sequence number + RTT, or timeout), plus a live stats line (sent / received / loss %) and the running min/avg/max RTT.

[NET::PING]  192.168.1.1
-> 192.168.1.1
--------------------------------
[+] seq 4    2 ms
[+] seq 5    1 ms
[-] seq 6    timeout
[+] seq 7    2 ms
--------------------------------
sent 7  recv 6  loss 14%
rtt 1/1/2 ms (min/avg/max)
q=stop

DNS hostnames are resolved before sending — pg google.com resolves the IP first, then pings it. Press q at any time to stop.

Notes

  • Index shortcut — after running netdiscover (nd), ping hosts by their index number: pg 0 pings the first discovered host. After running netspy (ns), use the ns prefix: pg ns3 pings netspy device #3 (the # column in the netspy table). No need to type the IP.
  • Packet loss > 0% — could indicate wireless interference, the host firewall dropping ICMP, or the host being down.
  • Very high RTT — normal for internet hosts (50–200ms); <5ms expected for local LAN targets.
  • All timeouts — host is either down, blocking ICMP, or not reachable from this network.