Clarify which ping module to use (#34935)

* Clarify which ping module to use

Ensure each of the ping modules link to each other

ping - Requires Python on remote-node
nxos_ping - Only on Cisco NXOS
ios_ping - Only on Cisco IOS
net_ping - For network devices
win_ping - only for Windows
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@ -13,9 +13,12 @@ ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1',
DOCUMENTATION = r'''
---
module: ios_ping
short_description: Tests reachability using ping from IOS switch
short_description: Tests reachability using ping from Cisco IOS network devices
description:
- Tests reachability using ping from switch to a remote destination.
- For a general purpose network module, see the M(net_ping) module.
- For Windows targets, use the M(win_ping) module instead.
- For targets running Python, use the M(ping) module instead.
author:
- Jacob McGill (@jmcgill298)
version_added: '2.4'
@ -45,6 +48,10 @@ options:
- The VRF to use for forwarding.
required: false
default: default
notes:
- For a general purpose network module, see the M(net_ping) module.
- For Windows targets, use the M(win_ping) module instead.
- For targets running Python, use the M(ping) module instead.
'''
EXAMPLES = r'''