A feature-rich ping utility with support for multiple targets, statistics, and various display options.

• Multiple target support
• Configurable packet sizes
• Detailed statistics (packet loss, RTT, jitter)
• Verbose mode with header information
• DNS resolution display
• Quiet mode
• Custom timeout settings

1. Install required dependencies:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gcc make libc6-dev

2. Compile the program:

gcc fping.c -o fping -lm

3. Install the man page:

sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/share/man/man1
sudo cp fping.1 /usr/local/share/man/man1/
sudo mandb

1. Install MinGW or Cygwin:

   • MinGW: Download and install from MinGW website
   • Cygwin: Download and install from Cygwin website

2. Using MinGW:

gcc fping.c -o fping.exe -lws2_32 -lm

3. Using Cygwin:

gcc fping.c -o fping.exe -lm

Note: The man page is not typically used on Windows systems.

# Basic usage
sudo ./fping google.com

# Multiple targets with verbose output
sudo ./fping -v google.com facebook.com

# Quiet mode with custom packet size
sudo ./fping -q -s 100 google.com

# Show DNS resolution with custom timeout
sudo ./fping -d -t 2000 google.com

# Run as Administrator
fping.exe google.com

# Multiple targets
fping.exe -v google.com facebook.com

• -v: Verbose output
• -q: Quiet output (statistics only)
• -d: Show DNS resolution
• -s size: Set packet size (8-65527 bytes)
• -t ms: Set timeout (100-60000 ms)

# After installation
man fping

# Direct from file
man ./fping.1

• The manual content can be viewed in the source file fping.1
• Or access this README for quick reference

• GCC compiler
• Root privileges for raw sockets
• Math library (libm)

• MinGW or Cygwin
• Administrator privileges
• WinSock2 library (ws2_32)

1. "Operation not permitted":

   • Run with sudo/administrator privileges

2. Compilation errors:

   • Ensure all required libraries are installed
   • Check if math library is linked (-lm)

3. Man page not found:

   • Run sudo mandb after installation
   • Check if man page is in correct directory