NAME

suricata_ping - sends a ping out over the interfaces configured in a Suricata config

SYNOPSIS

suricata_ping -f <suricata config> [-p <pattern>] [-i <ip>] [-c <count>] [-s <section>]

suricata_ping -h/--help

suricata_ping -v/--version

DESCRIPTION

The purpose of send a ping packet on each interface being monitorined by suricata.

This can then be checked for further down the processing pipe for alerts to ensure that everything is being processed as expected.

FLAGS

-f <suricata config>

This is the suricata config to read. This will include the configs in .include .

This is a required flag.

-p <pattern>

The pattern to use with the ping.

default: e034o31qwe9034oldlAd31qdgf3

-i <ip>

The IP to send the ping request to.

default: 8.8.8.8