LINUX: PING command to do PING test over a specific Network interface (How To Doc)

Following PING command can be used to do ping test over a specific network interface.

ping -I <interface> <destination host/IP>

For example if you want to ping destination IP 10.10.10.10 over eth0 interface of the machine from machine you are doing PING test, your command will look like below.

ping -I eth0 10.10.10.10

Products to which Article Applies
All Linux Operating Systems

Article Author: Tarun Boyella