Question

On PC1, start a continuous ping to 192.168.1.1 and 2001:db8:acad:1000::1

I know about the -t switch to make a continuous ping, but how do I get both pings going at the same time? This is for a lab and one of the steps is the one above, but I wasn't aware you could have 2 continuous pings going on on the same PC without stopping one of them. What's the command I should use? I know I should use Ping 192.168.1.1 -t to start the first ping, and ctrl c stops it, but how do I get both going at once? Thanks

Answer 1

How to PING two different IP addresses (IPV4 & IPV6) Simultaneously

What is IPv4?

IPv4 stands for Internet Protocol version 4. It is the technology that makes it possible for to connect our devices to the web. Every time a PC accesses the Internet, it is assigned a unique, numerical IP address such as 95.40.212.276. To send data from one computer to another through the web, a data packet must be transferred across the network containing the IP addresses of both PCs.

What is IPv6?

IPv6 is the next generation Internet Protocol (IP) address standard intended to supplement and eventually replace IPv4.

To PING the IP Address : 192.168.1.1    (IPv4 type address)

1. Open a Command Prompt. Click on the Start Menu and in the search bar, type 'cmd', and press Enter. ...

2. In the Command Prompt window, type 'ping' followed by the ip address i.e. - 192.168.1.1 followed by -t press Enter Key.

Exact Command will be - ping 192.168.1.1 -t

3. The command will begin printing the results of the ping into the Command Prompt.

To PING the IP Address : 2001:db8:acad:1000::1       (IPv6 type address)

Again repeat the Same process

1. Open a Command Prompt. Click on the Start Menu and in the search bar, type 'cmd', and press Enter. ...

2. In the Command Prompt window, type 'ping' followed by the ip address i.e. - 2001:db8:acad:1000::1 followed by -t press Enter Key.

Exact Command will be - ping 2001:db8:acad:1000::1 -t

3. The command will begin printing the results of the ping into the Command Prompt.

In case of any difficulty you can use – ping -6 2001:db8:acad:1000::1 -t

Command to run the IPv6 Address mentioned above.

Screenshot showing Pinging both Ips simultaneously –