Using ping
pfSense exposes the ping service that's included on almost all operating systems. This can be handy for administrators since pfSense can ping on any machine from any specified interface. This recipe describes how to use the ping service in pfSense.
How to do it...
- Browse to Diagnostics | Ping.
- Set Host to the IP Address or hostname of the machine we're trying to ping.
- Choose the Interface to initiate the ping from.
- Select a Count, the default of 3 is generally adequate.
- Press the Ping button.
How it works...
The ping utility allows administrators ...
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