The hping3 tool is an upgrade of one of the oldest tools in the history of computing, ping. Ping has the capability to send a data packet to a server in order to discover, troubleshoot, or perform reconnaissance processes, which is a key component of information security work. Now, Ping has gotten an upgrade. hping3 is a utility which allows you to perform the same basic functionality of ping, but across a plethora of protocols and methodologies.
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