ping: bad address

ping: bad address error in BusyBox

Example

ping www.google.com
ping: bad address

• Solution: configure /etc/resolv.conf with a DNS server

Related terms

• nslookup
• Ping

See also

• ping, nping, arping, fping, gping, hping, mtr, traceroute, tcptraceroute , tracepath, Test-Connection Powershell cmdlet, iperf, Ping (PAN-OS), BWPing, check_ping, ping -M, ios ping, ping -a
• BusyBox, Almquist shell (ash), Alpine, Distroless, Wolfi OS