ICMP Settings#

💡 Tip: You can change these settings directly in the bgscan application instead of editing the TOML file manually.
Navigate to Settings → ICMP Settings in the main menu to configure these options interactively using the TUI inspector.

Configuration file: settings/icmp_settings.toml

This file controls the ICMP probe tuning.

Quick Reference#

Setting	Default	Description
`timeout`	`2000`	Maximum duration (in milliseconds) to wait for an ICMP echo reply. Targets failing to respond within this window are considered unreachable.
`tries`	`1`	The maximum number of retry attempts per target to mitigate packet loss. Higher values improve reliability but increase total scan duration.
`workers`	`400`	The number of concurrent workers sending ICMP echo requests. Higher values increase scan speed at the cost of greater CPU and network utilization.
`prefix_output`	`"icmp_"`	The filename prefix applied to all output files generated by this module. Useful for distinguishing results when running multiple scans simultaneously.

Timeout#

timeout = 2000

Maximum duration (in milliseconds) to wait for an ICMP echo reply. Targets failing to respond within this window are considered unreachable.

Retries#

tries = 1

The maximum number of retry attempts per target to mitigate packet loss. Higher values improve reliability but increase total scan duration.

Workers#

workers = 400

The number of concurrent workers sending ICMP echo requests. Higher values increase scan speed at the cost of greater CPU and network utilization.

Prefix Output#

prefix_output = "icmp_"

The filename prefix applied to all output files generated by this module. Useful for distinguishing results when running multiple scans simultaneously.

general_settings.toml — Global scan control and pipeline mode
tcp_settings.toml — TCP port scan configuration
http_settings.toml — HTTP/HTTPS/HTTP3 probe configuration
dns_settings.toml — DNS scan configuration
xray_settings.toml — Xray outbound validation
writer_settings.toml — Result output configuration