---
name: "asmping"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ssmping"
version: "0.9.1-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/asmping"
---

# asmping(1)

check if you can receive IPv4/IPv6 multicast data from an internet host

## NAME

asmping - check if you can receive IPv4/IPv6 multicast data from an internet host

## SYNOPSIS

**asmping** \[ **-46v** \] \[ **-I** *interface* \] \[ **-c** *count* \] \[ **-s** *size* \] *group* *host*

**ssmpingd**

## DESCRIPTION

**asmping** and **ssmpingd** are network level multicast management tools that can be used to check whether one can receive multicast packets via ASM from a host. The host target given to **asmping** must run the **ssmpingd** daemon, which listens on UDP port **4321** for IPv4 and IPv6 unicast requests. When it receives one, it responds to the specified multicast group which **asmping** just have joined. Note that one can not use arbitrary groups. Independent of what group is specified, the last quarter of the address is forced to be **234** or **::4321:1234** for IPv4 or IPv6 respectively.

## OPTIONS

For **ssmpingd** there are no options. For **asmping** the options are as follows.

- **-4**

  Force IPv4

- **-6**

  Force IPv6

- **-v**

  Print client and server version information.

- **-I** *interface*

  Interface to join on

- **-c** *count*

  Stop after sending (and receiving) *count* requests (and replies)

- **-s** *size*

  Request replies to have a size of *size* bytes

## SEE ALSO

[ssmping(1)](/ssmping/1.md) a tool for checking whether can receive SSM.

- [dbeacon(1)](/dbeacon/1.md) a distributed beacon multicast implementation.

  ## BUGS

Please report them to Stig Venaas \<venaas@uninett.no\>, the author of this tool.

## HISTORY

**asmping** and **ssmpingd** were developed by Stig Venaas during the early days of the m6bone, the IPv6 multicast backbone.