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[iahmad@ijaz-cms ~]$ ping -I enp0s25 www.google.com

PING www.google.com (172.217.18.100) from 137.138.52.207 enp0s25: 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=1 ttl=54 time=4.88 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=2 ttl=54 time=4.97 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=3 ttl=54 time=5.01 ms ^C --- www.google.com ping statistics --- 3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2002ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 4.885/4.958/5.019/0.055 ms

[iahmad@ijaz-cms ~]$ ping -I 137.138.52.207 www.google.com

PING www.google.com (172.217.18.100) from 137.138.52.207 : 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=1 ttl=54 time=4.98 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=2 ttl=54 time=4.93 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=3 ttl=54 time=4.96 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=4 ttl=54 time=4.98 ms ^C --- www.google.com ping statistics --- 4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 3003ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 4.939/4.966/4.983/0.017 ms

[iahmad@ijaz-cms ~]$ ping -I enp0s25 www.google.com

PING www.google.com (172.217.18.100) from 137.138.52.207 enp0s25: 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=1 ttl=54 time=4.88 ms
64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=2 ttl=54 time=4.97 ms
64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=3 ttl=54 time=5.01 ms
^C
--- www.google.com ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2002ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 4.885/4.958/5.019/0.055 ms


[iahmad@ijaz-cms ~]$ ping -I 137.138.52.207 www.google.com

PING www.google.com (172.217.18.100) from 137.138.52.207 : 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=1 ttl=54 time=4.98 ms
64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=2 ttl=54 time=4.93 ms
64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=3 ttl=54 time=4.96 ms
64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=4 ttl=54 time=4.98 ms
^C
--- www.google.com ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 3003ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 4.939/4.966/4.983/0.017 ms

[iahmad@ijaz-cms ~]$ ping -I enp0s25 www.google.com

PING www.google.com (172.217.18.100) from 137.138.52.207 enp0s25: 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=1 ttl=54 time=4.88 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=2 ttl=54 time=4.97 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=3 ttl=54 time=5.01 ms ^C --- www.google.com ping statistics --- 3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2002ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 4.885/4.958/5.019/0.055 ms

[iahmad@ijaz-cms ~]$ ping -I 137.138.52.207 www.google.com

PING www.google.com (172.217.18.100) from 137.138.52.207 : 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=1 ttl=54 time=4.98 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=2 ttl=54 time=4.93 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=3 ttl=54 time=4.96 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=4 ttl=54 time=4.98 ms ^C --- www.google.com ping statistics --- 4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 3003ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 4.939/4.966/4.983/0.017 ms

[iahmad@ijaz-cms ~]$ ping -I enp0s25 www.google.com

PING www.google.com (172.217.18.100) from 137.138.52.207 enp0s25: 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=1 ttl=54 time=4.88 ms
64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=2 ttl=54 time=4.97 ms
64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=3 ttl=54 time=5.01 ms
^C
--- www.google.com ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2002ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 4.885/4.958/5.019/0.055 ms


[iahmad@ijaz-cms ~]$ ping -I 137.138.52.207 www.google.com

PING www.google.com (172.217.18.100) from 137.138.52.207 : 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=1 ttl=54 time=4.98 ms
64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=2 ttl=54 time=4.93 ms
64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=3 ttl=54 time=4.96 ms
64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=4 ttl=54 time=4.98 ms
^C
--- www.google.com ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 3003ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 4.939/4.966/4.983/0.017 ms

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edited Jul 5, 2016 at 10:55

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Make sure the interface name is present on your machine. Check by doing ifconfig or ip addr show or ip link show commands.

You can also do some troubleshooting using ip route show and traceroute -i commands.

It is working as shown below:

[iahmad@ijaz-cms ~]$ ping -I enp0s25 www.google.com

PING www.google.com (172.217.18.100) from 137.138.52.207 enp0s25: 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=1 ttl=54 time=4.88 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=2 ttl=54 time=4.97 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=3 ttl=54 time=5.01 ms ^C --- www.google.com ping statistics --- 3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2002ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 4.885/4.958/5.019/0.055 ms

[iahmad@ijaz-cms ~]$ ping -I 137.138.52.207 www.google.com

PING www.google.com (172.217.18.100) from 137.138.52.207 : 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=1 ttl=54 time=4.98 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=2 ttl=54 time=4.93 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=3 ttl=54 time=4.96 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=4 ttl=54 time=4.98 ms ^C --- www.google.com ping statistics --- 4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 3003ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 4.939/4.966/4.983/0.017 ms

Make sure the interface name is present on your machine. Check by doing ifconfig or ip addr show or ip link show commands.

It is working as shown below:

[iahmad@ijaz-cms ~]$ ping -I enp0s25 www.google.com

PING www.google.com (172.217.18.100) from 137.138.52.207 enp0s25: 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=1 ttl=54 time=4.88 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=2 ttl=54 time=4.97 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=3 ttl=54 time=5.01 ms ^C --- www.google.com ping statistics --- 3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2002ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 4.885/4.958/5.019/0.055 ms

[iahmad@ijaz-cms ~]$ ping -I 137.138.52.207 www.google.com

PING www.google.com (172.217.18.100) from 137.138.52.207 : 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=1 ttl=54 time=4.98 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=2 ttl=54 time=4.93 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=3 ttl=54 time=4.96 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=4 ttl=54 time=4.98 ms ^C --- www.google.com ping statistics --- 4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 3003ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 4.939/4.966/4.983/0.017 ms

Make sure the interface name is present on your machine. Check by doing ifconfig or ip addr show or ip link show commands.

You can also do some troubleshooting using ip route show and traceroute -i commands.

It is working as shown below:

[iahmad@ijaz-cms ~]$ ping -I enp0s25 www.google.com

PING www.google.com (172.217.18.100) from 137.138.52.207 enp0s25: 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=1 ttl=54 time=4.88 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=2 ttl=54 time=4.97 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=3 ttl=54 time=5.01 ms ^C --- www.google.com ping statistics --- 3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2002ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 4.885/4.958/5.019/0.055 ms

[iahmad@ijaz-cms ~]$ ping -I 137.138.52.207 www.google.com

PING www.google.com (172.217.18.100) from 137.138.52.207 : 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=1 ttl=54 time=4.98 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=2 ttl=54 time=4.93 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=3 ttl=54 time=4.96 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=4 ttl=54 time=4.98 ms ^C --- www.google.com ping statistics --- 4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 3003ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 4.939/4.966/4.983/0.017 ms

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answered Jul 5, 2016 at 10:48

Ijaz Ahmad

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Make sure the interface name is present on your machine. Check by doing ifconfig or ip addr show or ip link show commands.

It is working as shown below:

[iahmad@ijaz-cms ~]$ ping -I enp0s25 www.google.com

PING www.google.com (172.217.18.100) from 137.138.52.207 enp0s25: 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=1 ttl=54 time=4.88 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=2 ttl=54 time=4.97 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=3 ttl=54 time=5.01 ms ^C --- www.google.com ping statistics --- 3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2002ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 4.885/4.958/5.019/0.055 ms

[iahmad@ijaz-cms ~]$ ping -I 137.138.52.207 www.google.com

PING www.google.com (172.217.18.100) from 137.138.52.207 : 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=1 ttl=54 time=4.98 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=2 ttl=54 time=4.93 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=3 ttl=54 time=4.96 ms 64 bytes from zrh04s05-in-f4.1e100.net (172.217.18.100): icmp_seq=4 ttl=54 time=4.98 ms ^C --- www.google.com ping statistics --- 4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 3003ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 4.939/4.966/4.983/0.017 ms

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