diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 03a2493..7a6d15a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ OBJS_DIR = .objs
 SRCS = main.c\
 	   icmp.c\
 	   parsing.c\
-	   utils.c
+	   utils.c\
+	   ft_ping.c
 
 OBJS = $(addprefix $(OBJS_DIR)/,$(SRCS:.c=.o))
 
diff --git a/srcs/ft_ping.c b/srcs/ft_ping.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfade7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcs/ft_ping.c
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+/*                                                                            */
+/*                                                        :::      ::::::::   */
+/*   ft_ping.c                                          :+:      :+:    :+:   */
+/*                                                    +:+ +:+         +:+     */
+/*   By: tomoron <tomoron@student.42angouleme.fr>   +#+  +:+       +#+        */
+/*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
+/*   Created: 2025/04/26 19:54:25 by tomoron           #+#    #+#             */
+/*   Updated: 2025/04/29 01:43:38 by tomoron          ###   ########.fr       */
+/*                                                                            */
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+
+#include "includes/ft_ping.h"
+
+void send_icmp(t_settings set, char *host)
+{
+	(void)set;
+	(void)host;
+	printf("would send to %s\n", host);
+}
+
+void ping_host(t_settings set, char *host)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	i = 0;
+	while(i < set.count || set.count == -1)
+	{
+		send_icmp(set, host);
+		usleep(set.interval * 1000 * 1000);
+		i++;	
+	}
+}
+
+void send_pings(t_settings set)
+{
+	t_host_list *cur;
+
+	cur = set.hosts;
+	while(cur)
+	{
+		ping_host(set, cur->host);
+		cur = cur->next;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/srcs/includes/ft_ping.h b/srcs/includes/ft_ping.h
index dab31c1..0368020 100644
--- a/srcs/includes/ft_ping.h
+++ b/srcs/includes/ft_ping.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ typedef struct s_settings
 	t_host_list	*hosts;
 	int			count;	// -c (--count)
 	int			timeout; // -w (--timeout)
-	short		flood;	// -f (--flood)
+	double		interval; //-i (--interval)
 	short		no_resolve; //-n (--numeric)
 	int			ttl;	// --ttl
 	short		setTtl; // is ttl set
@@ -65,5 +65,6 @@ int add_host(t_settings *res, char *host);
 void free_hosts(t_host_list *list);
 t_settings parse_args(int argc, char **argv);
 void show_help(t_settings *set, char *name);
+void send_pings(t_settings set);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/srcs/parsing.c b/srcs/parsing.c
index 3e39576..8c5e8ee 100644
--- a/srcs/parsing.c
+++ b/srcs/parsing.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: tomoron <tomoron@student.42angouleme.fr>   +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2025/04/26 17:01:53 by tomoron           #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2025/04/26 17:08:01 by tomoron          ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2025/04/29 02:08:34 by tomoron          ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 #include "includes/ft_ping.h"
@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@ char *get_value_in_arg(char *arg, int end)
 	return(res);
 }
 
-int get_setting(int *i, int argc, char **argv, int end)
+char *get_setting(int *i, int argc, char **argv, int end, t_settings *set)
 {
 	char *value;
-	char *tmp;
 
 	value = 0;
 	if(argv[*i][0] == '-' && argv[*i][1] == '-')
@@ -37,14 +36,27 @@ int get_setting(int *i, int argc, char **argv, int end)
 	if(!value)
 	{
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s: option '%s' requires an option\n", argv[0], argv[*i]);
+		set->err = 1;
 		return(0);
 	}
+	return(value);
+}
+
+int get_set_int(int *i, int argc, char **argv, int end, t_settings *set)
+{
+	char *value;
+	char *tmp;
+
+	value = get_setting(i, argc, argv, end, set);
+	if(!value)
+		return(0);
 	tmp = value;
 	while(*tmp)
 	{
 		if(!isdigit(*tmp))
 		{
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s: invalid value (`%s' near `%s')\n", argv[0], value, tmp);
+			set->err = 1;
 			return(0);
 		}
 		tmp++;
@@ -52,21 +64,47 @@ int get_setting(int *i, int argc, char **argv, int end)
 	return(atoi(value));
 }
 
+double get_set_float(int *i, int argc, char **argv, int end, t_settings *set)
+{
+	char *value;
+	char *tmp;
+	int point;
+
+	value = get_setting(i, argc, argv, end, set);
+	if(!value)
+		return(0);
+	tmp = value;
+	point = 0;
+	while(*tmp)
+	{
+		if((!isdigit(*tmp) && *tmp != '.') || (*tmp == '.' && point))
+		{
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s: invalid value (`%s' near `%s')\n", argv[0], value, tmp);
+			set->err = 1;
+			return(0);
+		}
+		if(*tmp == '.')
+			point = 1;
+		tmp++;
+	}
+	return(atof(value));
+}
+
 void parse_opt(int *i, t_settings *set, int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	if(!strcmp(argv[*i], "-?") || !strcmp(argv[*i], "--help"))
 		show_help(set, *argv);
 	else if(!strcmp(argv[*i], "-c") || !strncmp(argv[*i], "--count", 7))
-		set->count = get_setting(i, argc, argv, 7);
+		set->count = get_set_int(i, argc, argv, 7, set);
 	else if(!strcmp(argv[*i], "-w") || !strncmp(argv[*i], "--timeout", 9))
-		set->timeout = get_setting(i, argc, argv, 9);
+		set->timeout = get_set_int(i, argc, argv, 9, set);
+	else if(!strcmp(argv[*i], "-i") || !strncmp(argv[*i], "--interval", 10))
+		set->interval = get_set_float(i, argc, argv, 10, set);
 	else if(!strncmp(argv[*i], "--ttl", 5))
 	{
-		set->ttl = get_setting(i, argc, argv, 5);
+		set->ttl = get_set_int(i, argc, argv, 5, set);
 		set->setTtl = 1;
 	}
-	else if(!strcmp(argv[*i], "-f") || !strcmp(argv[*i], "--flood"))
-		set->flood = 1;
 	else if(!strcmp(argv[*i], "-n") || !strcmp(argv[*i], "--numeric"))
 		set->no_resolve = 1;
 	else
@@ -103,6 +141,7 @@ t_settings parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
 	bzero(&res, sizeof(t_settings));
 	res.count = -1;
 	res.timeout = -1;
+	res.interval = 1;
 	while(i < argc)
 	{
 		if(*argv[i] == '-')
@@ -117,7 +156,8 @@ t_settings parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 		i++;
 	}
-	check_values(&res, argv[0]);
+	if(!res.err)
+		res.err = !check_values(&res, argv[0]);
 	return(res);
 }