README.md

Ring (Oxidized-Ping)

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What is Ring?

Ring is a command-line utility written in Rust that can send ICMP Echo Request Packets to a destination. Ring works like the ubiquitous Ping utility. Unlike Ping, Ring supports terminal colors too.

How to use?

• Download the latest release from the release tab, and add it to your path.

• To ring a destination, just ring <dest_address. For example, to Ring google.com, simple use ring google.com.

• Use CTLR + C to stop ringing at any time.

Options

-h, --help        Print this help message
-v, --version     Print current version
-4, --ipv4        Ring IPV4 host
-6, --ipv6        Ring IPV6 host
-b, --broadcast   Enable ringing broadcast address
-c, --count       Ring <n> times
-i, --interval    Ring every <n> seconds
-d, --timeout     Wait atmost <n> seconds for echo replies
-q, --quiet       Don't print intermediate ring results
-t, --ttl         Set time-to-live value

TODO

• Adaptive ring
• Audible ring
• Accurate TTL value
• Extraction of IPv6 headers
• recvmsg