Information about the package, sing, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The sing package is designed for, Sends fully customized ICMP packets from command line.
Package Name:
sing
Summary:
Sends fully customized ICMP packets from command line
Description:
Sing is a little tool that sends fully customized ICMP packets from command line. The main purpose is to replace/complement the nice ping command with certain enhancements as: - Send fragmented and monster packets > 65534 bytes - Send/read spoofed packets - Send many ICMP Information types in addition to the echo request type, sent by default as address mask request, timestamp, information request, router solicitation and router advertisement - Send many ICMP error types: redirect, source quench, time exceeded, destination unreach and parameter problem - Send to host with loose or strict source routing - Use little fingerprinting techniques to discover Windows or Solaris boxes - Send ICMP packets emulating certain OS: Cisco, Solaris, Linux, Shiva, Unix and Windows at the moment
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.1
Release:
2.el6
Size:
43 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the sing package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install sing
This command will install sing on the server.
yum remove sing
This command will un-install sing on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove sing, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove sing
This command will un-install sing on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove sing when using the -y flag.
yum update sing
This command will update sing to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove sing, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update sing
This command will update sing to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove sing when using the -y flag.
yum info sing
This command will show you core information about the sing package.
yum deplist sing
This command will show you the dependencies for sing. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update sing
This command will check if there is an update waiting on sing. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.