ping problem

[dictum9]

Why do I get an error when running ping (11.23)

The syntax looks right.

#: ping -I 3 -n 5 hostname
Usage: ping [-oprv] [-f address-family] [-i address] [-I interval] [-t ttl] host [-n count [-m timeout]]
ping [-oprv] [-f address-family] [-i address] [-I interval] [-t ttl] host packet-size [[-n] count [-m timeout]]




man ping
-n count The number of packets ping will transmit before
terminating. The -n is not needed if also specifying
packet-size. Range: zero to 2147483647. The default
is zero, in which case ping sends packets until
interrupted.

[Laurent Menase · Accepted solution]

no the order is important :D

ping -l 3 target -n 5

[Pete Randall]

Oddly enough, the hostname goes in the middle:

ping -I3 hostname -n 5


Pete

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

Check the patch database to see if there is an update.

SEP

[dictum9]

Thank you.

As software developers say "It's not a bug, it's a feature".