synping 0.7

Ping hosts using tcp syn packets

Ping hosts using tcp syn packets.

Install

Install using pip:

pip install synping

or

Download and set executable permission on the script file:

chmod +x synping.py

or

Download and run using the python interpreter:

python synping.py

Usage

Usage: synping host [options]

ping hosts using tcp syn packets

Options:
  --version   show program's version number and exit
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit
  -t          ping host until stopped with 'control-c'
  -n COUNT    number of requests to send (default: 4)
  -p PORT     port number to use (default: 80)
  -w TIMEOUT  timeout in seconds to wait for reply
              (default: 3)

Examples

Ping host on port 80 (default):

$ synping host

Ping host on port 22:

$ synping host -p 22

Ping host 10 times with 1 second timeout:

$ synping host -n 10 -w 1

Notes

• Works on Python 2

• Works fine on Linux and should work on all platforms

• Briefly tested on Windows, Cygwin and OSX