Limiting total ping runtime | LinuC Level 1 102 Exam original practice question

1.07.3Basic

Diagnose 192.0.2.1 with iputils ping.

End ping five seconds after starting regardless of replies.

Which command is appropriate?

Hint 1: Focus on the observed layer

Separate interface counters, sockets, DNS lookups, path tracing, and routing changes before comparing the diagnostic commands.

Hint 2: Key terms

Review the short definitions of interface counters, sockets, DNS, path tracing, and routes involved.

Detailed explanation

Correctping -w 5 192.0.2.1

Correct. -w 5 sets a five-second overall deadline.

Incorrectping -i 5 192.0.2.1

Incorrect. -i sets the interval between echo requests.

Incorrectping -s 5 192.0.2.1

Incorrect. -s sets the payload size.

Incorrectping -c 5 192.0.2.1

Incorrect. -c 5 limits count, not elapsed time.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

ping -h 2>&1 | grep -E -- '-w.*deadline|-W.*timeout' | head -n 2

-wがdeadline、-Wがtimeoutであることを示すhelp行

Foundation review

Kernel-maintained counts of packets, errors, and drops at an interface.

A local or remote endpoint associated with a transport protocol and process.

A diagnostic method that observes hops and path limits toward a destination.

Question IDKL-102-993

Environmentiputils ping help / パケット送信なし

Last technical review2026-08-13

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