quickping

Quickping is a lightweight, cross-platform network diagnostic tool designed to quickly assess reachability and latency to a network endpoint by sending echo packets and measuring response times. It is designed for speed and simplicity, offering fast single-target tests and batch checks.

Key features include concurrent probes to multiple targets, configurable probe rate, support for ICMP echo requests and UDP-based probes, configurable timeouts, and flexible output formats such as concise text or structured JSON.

Usage is straightforward: from the command line, quickping [options] destination. Examples include quickping -c 4 -i 100ms example.com and quickping -r 10 192.0.2.1 198.51.100.5. Outputs typically report metrics such as minimum, average, maximum latency and packet loss, with optional details on individual probe results.

Implementation and availability: Quickping is commonly implemented as a small binary with minimal dependencies and can be compiled for Linux, Windows, and macOS. It may require elevated privileges for raw sockets on some platforms, depending on the probe method used.

Limitations and considerations: Results can be influenced by firewall rules, ICMP rate limiting, and host configuration. It does not diagnose all network issues; it is best used in combination with other diagnostics such as traceroute, path MTU discovery, and broader monitoring tools to obtain a fuller view of network performance.

Related tools include ping, fping, hping, and traceroute, which address similar diagnostic needs with varying levels of flexibility and protocol support.