A simple ping program written in C++

This is a ping imitation program. It will send an ICMP ECHO packet to the server of your choice and listen for an ICMP REPLY packet.

Usage

Run sudo ./ping DESTINATION_IP to send ICMP packet.
For example sudo ./ping 8.8.8.8
Ping requires root access because of SOCK_RAW
If the IP address is not reachable, the program will timeout after 4 seconds.

Disclaimer

This code is largely based on code from this link