Linux: How to monitor incoming pings

Question

Can I somehow monitor incoming pings on a Linux machine? netcat doesn't seem to support that.

score 39 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 19 '11 at 14:01

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You can use tcpdump ip proto \\icmp to monitor incoming pings (ICMP echo requests)

answered Oct 19 '11 at 14:01

RedGrittyBrick

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works in macos as well. you might need to use `sudo` – George Pligoropoulos Oct 04 '21 at 15:18

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 19 '11 at 14:29

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You could setup a rule in iptables that logs icmp packets.

answered Oct 19 '11 at 14:29

chuck

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 19 '11 at 14:22

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If you want something nicer than tcpdump (GUI and stuff), you can try with Wireshark.

answered Oct 19 '11 at 14:22

m0skit0

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