Usage: dstp [OPTIONS] [ARGS] Options: -a, --addr <string> The URL or the IP address to run tests against [REQUIRED] -o, --out <string> The type of the output, either json or plaintext [Default: plaintext] -p <int> Number of ping packets [Default: 3] -t <int> Give up on ping after this many seconds [Default: 2s per ping packet] --port <string> Port for testing TLS and HTTPS connectivity [Default: 443] -h, --help Show this message and exit. 

A comment on lobste.rs, in a thread about DNS gave a great idea and thought a robust tool like that come in handy!

For Homebrew on macOS, install the ycd/tap/dstp formula.

brew install ycd/tap/dstp

go install github.com/ycd/dstp/cmd/dstp@latest

1. Add dstpto /etc/nixos/configuration.nix:

environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ dstp ]; 

2. Run:

sudo nixos-rebuild switch

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/dstp.git cd dstp makepkg -sri

Binary downloads of example are available from the releases section on GitHub for 64-bit Windows, macOS, and Linux targets. They contain the compiled executable.

0. Verify that you have Go 1.17+ installed (The source code uses ( //go:build ) conditional compilation directives that is introduced in Go 1.17.)

   $ go version 

   If go is not installed, follow instructions on the Go website.

1. Clone this repository

   $ git clone https://github.com/ycd/dstp $ cd dstp 

2. Build and install

   Unix/Linux

   # May require you to use sudo $ go build cmd/dstp/main.go $ cp dstp /usr/local/bin/dstp 

   Mac/BSD

   # May require you to use sudo $ make $ cp dstp /usr/local/bin/dstp 

3. Verify installation

   $ dstp -h Usage: dstp [OPTIONS] [ARGS] Options: -a, --addr <string> The URL or the IP address to run tests against [REQUIRED] -o, --out <string> The type of the output, either json or plaintext [Default: plaintext] -p <int> Number of ping packets [Default: 3] -t <int> Give up on ping after this many seconds [Default: 2s per ping packet] --port <string> Port for testing TLS and HTTPS connectivity [Default: 443] -h, --help Show this message and exit. 

All kinds of Pull Requests and Feature Requests are welcomed!

dstp's source code is licenced under the MIT License.