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''' -s 1472''' When setting size in ping, the size is the payload size - not the full packet size. The full packet size is payload + ICMP header size (28 bytes). The option for payload size is -s.
''' -s 1472''' When setting size in ping, the size is the payload size - not the full packet size. The full packet size is payload + ICMP header size (28 bytes). The option for payload size is -s.


Note: ping is slightly different on different operating systems, the above is a Debian machine, on an Apple you can use:
Note: ping is slightly different on different operating systems, the above is a Debian machine.

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ping -D -s 1472 81.187.81.187
On OSX (Apple), to perform a ping with the same options, you can use:
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ping -c1 -D -s 1472 81.187.81.187

On a Windows machine to perform a ping with the same options, you can use:
ping -n1 -f -l 1472 81.187.81.187


==Two quick examples:==
==Two quick examples:==
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