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The ping -t command is used in the Windows command prompt (CMD) to continuously ping a target IP address or domain name until the command is manually stopped by the user. The -t option essentially creates an ongoing loop of ping requests, providing a real-time display of round-trip times and potential packet loss. This can be useful for monitoring network stability and diagnosing intermittent connectivity issues over an extended period.

sounds like the start to a bad joke.... the answer is D..

Ping -t

Ping -t

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From chat GPT-3.5 hoping in with everyone else with some further clarification from everyone's favorite AI The option that the technician should use in this scenario is D) ping -t. The ping command is used to test the connectivity between two devices on a network by sending ICMP echo request packets to the destination device and waiting for a response. The -t option in the ping command is used to send continuous ping requests until the command is stopped by the user. This is useful in situations where a technician needs to monitor the network connectivity over a period of time to identify intermittent connectivity issues. The other options in the ping command are: ping -w: specifies the time in milliseconds to wait for a response before timing out and sending another ping request. ping -i: specifies the time interval in seconds between successive ping requests. ping -s: specifies the size of the ping packet in bytes. While these options can be useful in different scenarios when using the ping command, they are not relevant for the scenario described in the question. Therefore, the correct option for this scenario is D) ping -t.

Voting to help confirm what others already explained. It's ping -t.

Definitely D from experience.

Ping command options in Windows /t - this is used for sending repeated echo requests until it is uninterrupted. In Windows systems, a single ping command sends 4 echo requests unless specified. The commands look like this: ping /t www.facebook.com In Linux, the system sends ping requests continuously unless interrupted. /n - is to set the number of ICMP packets sent with the ping command. For example, to send 5 ICMP echo requests to Facebook, the command will look like: ping -n/ 5 www.facebook.com /a - to resolve hostname from IP address. For example: ping -a 157.240.23.19 Ping command options in Windows. Ping command options for Linux -c - to specify the number of ICMP packets sent with the ping command. For example: ping -c 6 www.facebook.com -i - to set the interval between packets. By default, the interval is one second. For example, to set 7 seconds: ping -i 7 www.facebook.com -f - to send the maximum number of packets at the highest speeds allowed by the network. For example: ping -f www.facebook.com

According to ChatGPT v4 D. ping -t The technician should use the "ping -t" command to run a constant ping from a Windows workstation. The "-t" switch allows the ping command to send continuous echo requests to the target until it is manually stopped, which can help the technician monitor the connection while testing various possible reasons for the connectivity issue.