VPing - Simple ICMP Ping Utility

A lightweight ICMP ping implementation in C with DNS resolution support.

Requirements

• Linux
• gcc compiler
• Root privileges (for raw sockets)

Build and Install

make
sudo make install

Uninstall

sudo make uninstall

Usage

vping [options] <hostname_or_ip>

Examples

vping google.com
vping 8.8.8.8

Example Output

ping sending to google.com (142.251.38.110)
Ping to google.com: RTT = 47 ms

Notes

• Requires root/sudo privileges to create raw socket
• Some network may block ICMP packets