ping (iputils)
Listed in Debian as iputils-ping
Tools to test the reachability of network hosts
TestedCommand lineInternetNetwork and remote access
Tested: works in Breadstick
- Pixel 10 Pro XL · Android 17 · Debian 13 · ping reached a public address over IPv4 as the Linux user, with no root, and got every reply. IPv6 was not proven either way.
ping (iputils) in Breadstick
Breadstick runs Debian's own iputils-ping package for ARM64, the build a Debian 13 computer with an ARM processor installs, and a test on a device, above, saw it run. It is a command line program rather than an app with a window of its own: you run it by typing its command in Breadstick's Terminal, or in any terminal window on the Linux desktop, and it needs no Desktop or Floating session running.
Commands in the package
pingping4ping6
Type one in Breadstick's Terminal to run it.
Network tools use Android's own connection, and a VPN connected in Android covers them too. Anything that needs root, such as capturing traffic or changing the device's network settings, is not available. More in the docs: What Breadstick cannot do: raw network control.
About ping (iputils)
From Debian's package description
The ping command sends ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to a host in order to test if the host is reachable via the network.
This package includes a ping6 utility which supports IPv6 network connections.
From Debian's description of the iputils-ping package, under that package's license.
Related apps
- tracerouteTraces the route taken by packets over an IPv4/IPv6 networkCommand lineTested
- NmapThe Network MapperCommand lineTested
- iproute2networking and traffic control toolsCommand lineTested
- OpenSSH clientsecure shell (SSH) client, for secure access to remote machinesCommand line
- dnsutils (dig and nslookup)Clients provided with BIND 9Command line
- socatmultipurpose relay for bidirectional data transferCommand line
Sources and licenses
- Name: the name people know it by, chosen for this catalog; Debian's package is iputils-ping.
- Summary: Debian's short description of the iputils-ping package, under that package's license.
- Description: Debian's description of the iputils-ping package, under that package's license.
- Versions and sizes: Debian's archive for ARM64, as on packages.debian.org.
- Popularity: Debian Popularity Contest counts.
More in About the catalog.