'oping' fixes that issue: $ oping msn.com PING msn.com (23.101.196.141) 56 bytes of data. echo reply from msn.com (23.101.196.141): icmp_seq=1 timeout

'oping' fixes that issue: $ oping msn.com PING msn.com (23.101.196.141) 56 bytes of data. echo reply from msn.com (23.101.196.141): icmp_seq=1 timeout echo reply from msn.com (23.101.196.141): icmp_seq=2 timeout echo reply from msn.com (23.101.196.141): icmp_seq=3 timeout Also, in standard ping, you can type Ctrl+\ (sends the QUIT signal) to get an update, e.g. $ ping msn.com PING msn.com (23.101.196.141) 56(84) bytes of data. <<< Ctrl+\ >>> 7/0 packets, 100% loss