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C:\>ping www.perlmonks.com Pinging www.perlmonks.com [206.170.14.76] with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 206.170.14.76: bytes=32 time=430ms TTL=237 Reply from 206.170.14.76: bytes=32 time=333ms TTL=237 Reply from 206.170.14.76: bytes=32 time=360ms TTL=237 Reply from 206.170.14.76: bytes=32 time=330ms TTL=237 C:\>ping www.i_don't_exist.com Bad IP address www.i_don't_exist.com. C:\>ping Usage: ping [-t] [-a] [-n count] [-l size] [-f] [-i TTL] [-v TOS][-r count] [-s count] [[-j host-list] | [-k host-list]] [-w timeout] destination-list Options: -t Ping the specifed host until interrupted. -a Resolve addresses to hostnames. -n count Number of echo requests to send. -l size Send buffer size. -f Set Don't Fragment flag in packet. -i TTL Time To Live. -v TOS Type Of Service. -r count Record route for count hops. -s count Timestamp for count hops. -j host-list Loose source route along host-list. -k host-list Strict source route along host-list. -w timeout Timeout in milliseconds to wait for each reply. C:\>

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