# ping 8.8.8.8
PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8) 56(84) bytes of data.
^C
--- 8.8.8.8 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 2015ms


# ping -c4 172.16.1.9
PING 172.16.1.9 (172.16.1.9) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 172.16.1.9: icmp_seq=1 ttl=128 time=1.63 ms
64 bytes from 172.16.1.9: icmp_seq=2 ttl=128 time=63.7 ms
64 bytes from 172.16.1.9: icmp_seq=3 ttl=128 time=85.4 ms
64 bytes from 172.16.1.9: icmp_seq=4 ttl=128 time=5.52 ms

--- 172.16.1.9 ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 3005ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 1.638/39.072/85.411/36.339 ms



# ifconfig eth0
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
          inet addr:172.16.5.10  Bcast:172.16.255.255  Mask:255.255.0.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::baac:6fff:fe85:b5fd/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:372 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:306 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:38707 (38.7 KB)  TX bytes:42445 (42.4 KB)
          Interrupt:17



# cat /etc/network/interfaces
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The primary network interface
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
        address 172.16.5.10
        netmask 255.255.0.0
        gateway 172.16.1.1
        dns-nameservers 172.16.0.2
        dns-search valid.search.host