ICMP

Performs ICMP (ping) requests for information on ICMP packet loss, duration and response.

!!! danger "Root Privileges Required" ICMP requires either root privileges or the following setting applied:

```
sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.ping_group_range="0 2147483647"
```

imcp-check.yaml

apiVersion: canaries.flanksource.com/v1
kind: Canary
metadata:
  name: icmp-check
spec:
  interval: 30
  icmp:
    - endpoint: api.github.com
      thresholdMillis: 600
      packetLossThreshold: 10
      packetCount: 2

Field	Description	Scheme	Required
endpoint	Host to ping	string	Yes
packetCount	Total number of packets to send per check, defaults to 5	int
packetLossThreshold	Percent of total packets that are allowed to be lost	int64
thresholdMillis	Expected response time threshold in ms	int64
*	All other common fields	Common