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  1. 04-07-2010 #1
    Amatsu_Mikabushi
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    Help ---> non-stop Pinging

    I'm rather new to Linux, and I have been given a machine with Linux on. long story as to who what where why how, etc... but my point is this: while learning commands and such, just for giggles and snots I first had my windows machine ping my Linux machine (I am using PuTTy, so I can look up helps while using Linux), then had my Linux machine ping my windows machine. the windows machine pinged the Linux without a problem, but the Linux would NOT stop pinging. I tried to enter commands, but it wouldn't let me use the command line at all. any ideas as to why this is happening, and perhaps how to stop it? I am using Gentoo, obviously, as I'm posting here, so anyone who might know I could use some assist here
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    Ping Manual

    -c count
    Stop after sending count ECHO_REQUEST packets.
    Google: linux ping how to break out

    Google and manuals are your friend.
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    Many thanks. I had been reading an online instruction manual and it had mentioned the ping command, but didn't mention the potential for this problem. I guess from now on I shall "man" all the commands before entering them.
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    you can also stop the pings by sending it a 'Control-C'
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    An even better way is to use counts.
    ping -c3 google.com
    The above command will ping google 3 times and exit.
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