---
name: "ping3"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-ping3"
version: "4.0.4-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ping3"
---

# ping3(1)

ICMP ping using raw sockets implemented in Python 3

## NAME

ping3 - ICMP ping using raw sockets implemented in Python 3

## SYNOPSIS

**ping3 \[OPTION\] \[DEST\_ADDR ...\]**

## DESCRIPTION

ICMP ping implementation using raw sockets in Python 3.

This manual page is for the **ping3** executable. The Python module documentation is in */usr/share/doc/python3-ping3/README.md.gz*.

Usually, only processes running as **root** can create raw sockets. See */usr/share/doc/python3-ping3/TROUBLESHOOTING.md* to be able to use **ping3** without root privileges.

- **DEST\_ADDR**

  The destination address can be an IP address or a domain name. Ex. 192.168.1.1 or example.com

- **-c COUNT, --count COUNT**

  Number of pings to be sent. Default is 4.

- **-t TIMEOUT, --timeout TIMEOUT**

  Time to wait for a response, in seconds. Default is 4.

- **-i INTERNAL, --interval INTERVAL**

  Time to wait between each packet, in seconds. Default is 0.

- **-I INTERFACE, --interface INTERFACE**

  LINUX ONLY. The gateway network interface to ping from. Default is None.

- **-S SRC\_ADDR, --src SRC\_ADDR**

  The IP address to ping from. This is for multiple network interfaces. Default is None.

- **-T TTL, --ttl TTL**

  The Time-To-Live of the outgoing packet. Default is 64.

- **-s SIZE, --size SIZE**

  The ICMP packet payload size in bytes. Default is 56.

- **-D, --debug**

  Turn on DEBUG mode.

- **-E, --exceptions**

  Turn on EXCEPTIONS mode.

- **-h, --help**

  Show help message and exit.

- **-v, --version**

  Show program's version number and exit.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Carles Pina i Estany \<carles@pina.cat\> for the **Debian** system (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 3 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

## SEE ALSO

[ping(8)](/ping/8.md)

Full documentation in */usr/share/doc/python3-ping3/README.md.gz*