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	▲	Calzifer 16 hours ago
		> The service required is DNS not ping. `ping 1.1` is short and easy to remember. Since I'm not using Cloudflare DNS, ping is actually the service I require :D
	▲	gerdesj 16 hours ago \| parent [-]
		In which case: `$ ping 127.0.0.1` Provided you have a working IP stack, your ping service requirement is met admirably 8) I run a lot of pfSense boxes and they (and OPNSense) have a pinger daemon to test connectivity which is really useful for multi-link routing. Bad idea for single links because you add an extra thing to fail. On a router with multiple internet links they are handy. You mostly ping known "reasonably stable" anycast addresses - they are the best option and usually end up being DNS servers - 1.1.1.1, 8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4 etc are all good candidates.