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How to Ping on a container with No ping utility?

Ever opened a shell or sshed into a container and it does not have the ping binary: bash: ping: command not found Install Ping Use the package manager of the base image apt update apt install iputils-ping Then test: > ping 1.1.1.1. PING 1.1.1.1 (1.1.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from one.one.one.one (1.1.1.1): icmp_seq=1 […]

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South Africa Fixed LTE: MTN vs Telkom vs Rain

In this post, the South African fixed LTE options are outlined. Fixed LTE is a method of connecting to the internet – where your router (or routing device) connects with a tower and the medium of data exchange is microwaves in the air. Fibre is a method of connecting to the internet where the medium […]