PINGI - Ping Tool with Explicit Timeout Messages

[Vincent_Bacher]

PINGI - Ping Tool with Explicit Timeout Messages

Why I created this: I was frustrated with the standard ping command on Linux/Gaia - when a ping times out, you get zero feedback. Just silence. I hated not knowing if the timeout actually triggered, so I made PINGI.

Features

• ✅ Explicit timeout messages - Red ✗ for every timeout
• ✅ Color-coded output - Green success, red failures
• ✅ Configurable - Set timeout (-t), count (-c), and packet size (-s)
• ✅ Statistics - Packet loss % and average latency (if awk available)
• ✅ Minimal dependencies - Just bash and ping, awk optional

Usage

./pingi.sh <host> [-t timeout] [-c count] [-s size]

Options:
  -t <seconds>   Timeout in seconds (default: 3)
  -c <count>     Number of pings (default: infinite)
  -s <bytes>     Packet size in bytes (default: 56)

Examples:
  ./pingi.sh 8.8.8.8                    # Infinite pings, 3s timeout
  ./pingi.sh google.com -t 2 -c 10      # 10 pings, 2s timeout
  ./pingi.sh 192.168.1.1 -s 1024 -c 5   # 5 pings with 1024 byte packets

Example Output

✓ seq=1 time=15.23 ms ttl=56 bytes=64
✓ seq=2 time=14.89 ms ttl=56 bytes=64
✗ seq=3 Request timeout (3s)
✓ seq=4 time=16.01 ms ttl=56 bytes=64

--- 8.8.8.8 ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 3 received, 1 lost (25% loss), time 5s
Average response time: ~15.37 ms

Download attached. Make executable and use! 🚀

[PhoneBoy]

The Windows ping command gives you feedback, never understood why the Unix/Linux one doesn't.