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This document presents Nping's command line interface. All option flags are
now definitive. Howerever, comments and suggestions are still welcome.



Nping 0.01a ( http://nmap.org/nping )
Usage: nping [Probe mode] [Options] {target specification}

TARGET SPECIFICATION:
  Targets may be specified as hostnames, IP addresses, networks, etc.
  Ex: scanme.nmap.org, microsoft.com/24, 192.168.0.1; 10.0.0-255.1-254
  -iL <inputfilename>: Read targets from list of hosts or networks
PROBE MODES:
  --tcp-connect     : Unprivileged TCP connect probe mode.
  --tcp             : TCP probe mode.
  --upd             : UPD probe mode.
  --icmp            : ICMP probe mode.
  --arp             : ARP Request probe mode.
  --rarp            : RARP Request probe mode.
  --arp-response    : ARP Response probe mode.
  --rarp-response   : RARP Response probe mode.
  -tr, --traceroute : Traceroute mode (can be used together with TCP/UDP/ICMP 
                      pings, but not with ARP ping)
TCP PROBE MODE:
   -g, --source-port <portnumber>  : Set source port.
   -p, --dest-port <portnumber>    : Set destination port.
   --seq <seqnumber>               : Set sequence number.
   --flags <flags>                 : Set TCP flags.
   --ack <acknumber>               : Set ACK number.
   --win <size>                    : Set window size.
   --badsum                        : Use a random invalid checksum. 
   --mss <size>                    : Set maximum segment size.
   --ws  <n>                       : Set window scale.
   --ts <echo,reply>               : Set timestamp (echo and reply fields).
UDP PROBE MODE:
   -g, --source-port <portnumber>  : Set source port.
   -p, --dest-port <portnumber>    : Set destination port.
   --badsum                        : Use a random invalid checksum. 
ICMP PROBE MODE:
  -I3, --dest-unr     : Send "destination unreacheable" messages.
  -I8, --echo-req     : Send "echo request" messages.
  -I13, --ts-req      : Send "timestamp request" messages.
  -I15, --info-req    : Send "Information request" messages.
  -I17, --netmask-req : Send "Netmask request" messages.
  --icmp-code <code>  : ICMP code.
  --icmp-id <id>      : Sets field "Identifier" in echo messages (16bits).
  --icmp-seq <n>      : Sets field "Sequence number" in echo messages (16 bits).
ARP/RARP PROBE MODE:
  --arp-sender-mac <mac> : Set sender MAC address.
  --arp-sender-ip  <ip>  : Set sender IP address.
  --arp-target-mac <mac> : Set target MAC address.
  --arp-target-ip  <ip>  : Set target IP address.
ETHERNET OPTIONS:
  --dest-mac   : Set destination mac address. This disables ARP resolution. 
  --source-mac : Set source MAC address.
IP OPTIONS:
  -S, --source-ip  : Set source IP address.
  --dest-ip    : Set destination IP address (used as an alternative to 
                 {target specification} ). 
  --tos <val>  : Set type of service field (8bits).
  --id  <val>  : Set identification field (16 bits).
  --df         : Set Dont Fragment flag.
  --mf         : Set More Fragments flag.
  --ttl <val>  : Set time to live [0-256].
  --badsum-ip  : Use a random invalid checksum. 
  --ip-options S|R [route]|L [route]|T|U ... : Set IP options
  --ip-options hex string                    : Set IP options
  --mtu <len>  : Set MTU. Packets get fragmented if MTU is small enough.
  -f           : Fragment packets.
PAYLOAD OPTIONS:
  --data <hex string>     : Include TCP/UPD/ICMP payload (if it makes sense).
  --data-file <filename>  : Get payload from specified file.
  --data-length <len>     : Include len random bytes as payload.
ECHO CLIENT/SERVER:
  -K, --ekey <hex> : Key to be used for encryption/decryption.
  -P, --passphrase : Passphrase to derive an encryption key from.
  CLIENT-ONLY OPTIONS:
    --client         : Run Nping in client mode.
    --interpret      : Interpret received echoes.
  SERVER-ONLY OPTIONS:
    --server         : Run Nping in server mode.
    --echo-link      : Return back: link+net+transport+payload
    --echo-net       : Return back: net+transport+payload
    --echo-trans     : Return back: transport+payload
    --echo-data      : Just return payload.
TIMING AND PERFORMANCE:
  Options which take <time> are in milliseconds, unless you append 's'
  (seconds), 'm' (minutes), or 'h' (hours) to the value (e.g. 30m).
  --delay <time>        : Adjust delay between probes.
  --rate  <num>         : Send num packets per second.
  --host-timeout <time> : Give up on target after this long.
MISC:
  -h, --help      : Display help information on stardard output.
  -V, --version   : Display Nping current version number. 
  -c, --count <n> : Stop  after  sending  (and  receiving) n response packets.
  -e, --interface <name> : Use supplied network interface.
  --privileged    : Assume that the user is fully privileged.
  --unprivileged  : Assume the user lacks raw socket privileges.
  --send-eth      : Send packets at the raw ethernet layer.
  --send-ip       : Send packets using raw IP sockets.
OUTPUT:
  -v              : Increment verbosity level by one.
  -v[level]       : Set verbosity level. E.g: -v4
  -d              : Increment debugging level by one.
  -d[level]       : Set debugging level. E.g: -d3
  --quiet         : Sets verbosity and debug level to zero. (Same as -v0 -d0)
  --debug         : Sets verbosity and debug to their highest level.
EXAMPLES:
  nping scanme.nmap.org
  nping --tcp --dest-port 80  --ttl 2 192.168.1.1
  nping --debug --icmp -I17 --delay 2s microsoft.com

SEE THE MAN PAGE FOR MANY MORE OPTIONS, DESCRIPTIONS, AND EXAMPLES







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NOTES:

In places where a port number, an IP address, etc, is expected, it is possible
to specify the word "rand" or "random", so Nping sets a random value for that
option.

E.g:  nping --tcp --dest-port random 192.168.1.1
      nping --udp --source-port random  --source-mac random 207.46.197.32
      nping --arp --sender-ip random --ttl random scanme.nmap.org


In places where a MAC address is expected, it is possible to especify a MAC 
address, a prefix or a vendor name. Missing information will be completed with
random values.

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