diff --git a/utils/watchcat/Makefile b/utils/watchcat/Makefile
index f6892c040..2c5d72713 100644
--- a/utils/watchcat/Makefile
+++ b/utils/watchcat/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=watchcat
 PKG_VERSION:=1
-PKG_RELEASE:=9
+PKG_RELEASE:=10
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Roger D <rogerdammit@gmail.com>
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0
diff --git a/utils/watchcat/files/initd_watchcat b/utils/watchcat/files/initd_watchcat
index 2a286ae21..a9bc03522 100644
--- a/utils/watchcat/files/initd_watchcat
+++ b/utils/watchcat/files/initd_watchcat
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ append_string() {
 	eval "$varname=\$new"
 }
 
-timetoseconds() {
+time_to_seconds() {
 	local time=$1
 	unset seconds
 
@@ -30,12 +30,13 @@ load_watchcat() {
 	config_get period $1 period
 	config_get mode $1 mode
 	config_get pinghosts $1 pinghosts
-	config_get pingperiod $1 pingperiod
-	config_get nopingtime $1 nopingtime
-	config_get forcedelay $1 forcedelay
+	config_get ping_period $1 ping_period
+	config_get no_ping_time $1 no_ping_time
+	config_get force_delay $1 force_delay
+	config_get ping_size $1 ping_size "standard"
 
 	local nopingtime_dflt="900"
-	local forcedelay_dflt="60"
+	local force_delay_default="60"
 
 	# Fix potential typo in mode (backward compatibility).
 	[ "$mode" = "allways" ] && mode="periodic_reboot"
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ load_watchcat() {
 	if [ -z "$period" ]; then
 		append_string "error" "period is not set! Use time value(ex: '30'; '4m'; '6h'; '2d')." "; "
 	else
-		timetoseconds "$period"
+		time_to_seconds "$period"
 		period="$seconds"
 		[ "$period" -ge 1 ] ||
 			append_string "error" "period has invalid format! Use time value(ex: '30'; '4m'; '6h'; '2d')" "; "
@@ -57,13 +58,13 @@ load_watchcat() {
 	[ "$mode" = "periodic_reboot" -o "$mode" = "ping_reboot" ] ||
 		append_string "error" "mode must be 'periodic_reboot' or 'ping_reboot'" "; "
 
-	if [ -z "$forcedelay" ]; then
-		forcedelay="$forcedelay_dflt"
-		append_string "warn" "forcedelay is not configured! Defaulted to $forcedelay seconds" "; "
+	if [ -z "$force_delay" ]; then
+		force_delay="$force_delay_default"
+		append_string "warn" "force_delay is not configured! Defaulted to $force_delay seconds" "; "
 	else
-		[ "$forcedelay" -ge 0 ] || {
-			forcedelay="$forcedelay_dflt"
-			append_string "warn" "forcedelay is invalid! Defaulted to $forcedelay seconds" "; "
+		[ "$force_delay" -ge 0 ] || {
+			force_delay="$force_delay_default"
+			append_string "warn" "force_delay is invalid! Defaulted to $force_delay seconds" "; "
 		}
 	fi
 
@@ -71,33 +72,33 @@ load_watchcat() {
 		[ -z "$pinghosts" ] &&
 			append_string "error" "pinghosts must be set in 'ping_reboot' mode! Use space separated address list (ex: '8.8.8.8 9.9.9.9')" "; "
 
-		if [ -z "$nopingtime" ]; then
-			nopingtime="$nopingtime_dflt"
-			append_string "warn" "nopingtime is not configured! Defaulted to $nopingtime seconds" "; "
+		if [ -z "$no_ping_time" ]; then
+			no_ping_time="$nopingtime_dflt"
+			append_string "warn" "no_ping_time is not configured! Defaulted to $no_ping_time seconds" "; "
 		else
-			timetoseconds "$nopingtime"
-			nopingtime="$seconds"
-			[ "$nopingtime" -ge 0 ] || {
-				nopingtime="$nopingtime_dflt"
-				append_string "warn" "nopingtime invalid format! Use time value(ex: '30'; '4m'; '6h'; '2d'). Defaulted to $nopingtime seconds" "; "
+			time_to_seconds "$no_ping_time"
+			no_ping_time="$seconds"
+			[ "$no_ping_time" -ge 0 ] || {
+				no_ping_time="$nopingtime_dflt"
+				append_string "warn" "no_ping_time invalid format! Use time value(ex: '30'; '4m'; '6h'; '2d'). Defaulted to $no_ping_time seconds" "; "
 			}
 		fi
 
-		local pingperiod_dflt="$((period / 5))"
+		local ping_period_default="$((period / 5))"
 
-		if [ -z "$pingperiod" ]; then
-			pingperiod="$pingperiod_dflt"
-			append_string "warn" "pingperiod is not configured! Defaulted to $pingperiod seconds(1/5 of period)" "; "
+		if [ -z "$ping_period" ]; then
+			ping_period="$ping_period_default"
+			append_string "warn" "ping_period is not configured! Defaulted to $ping_period seconds(1/5 of period)" "; "
 		else
-			timetoseconds "$pingperiod"
-			pingperiod="$seconds"
-			[ "$pingperiod" -ge 0 -a "$pingperiod" -ge "$period" ] && {
-				pingperiod="$pingperiod_dflt"
-				append_string "warn" "pingperiod is invalid value(greater than period)! Defaulted to $pingperiod seconds(1/5 of period)" "; "
+			time_to_seconds "$ping_period"
+			ping_period="$seconds"
+			[ "$ping_period" -ge 0 -a "$ping_period" -ge "$period" ] && {
+				ping_period="$ping_period_default"
+				append_string "warn" "ping_period is invalid value(greater than period)! Defaulted to $ping_period seconds(1/5 of period)" "; "
 			}
-			[ "$pingperiod" -ge 0 ] || {
-				pingperiod="$pingperiod_dflt"
-				append_string "warn" "pingperiod has invalid format! Use time value(ex: '30'; '4m'; '6h'; '2d'). Defaulted to $pingperiod seconds(1/5 of period)" "; "
+			[ "$ping_period" -ge 0 ] || {
+				ping_period="$ping_period_default"
+				append_string "warn" "ping_period has invalid format! Use time value(ex: '30'; '4m'; '6h'; '2d'). Defaulted to $ping_period seconds(1/5 of period)" "; "
 			}
 		fi
 	}
@@ -110,12 +111,12 @@ load_watchcat() {
 
 	case "$mode" in
 	periodic_reboot)
-		/usr/bin/watchcat.sh "periodic_reboot" "$period" "$forcedelay" &
-		logger -p user.info -t "watchcat" "started task (mode=$mode;period=$period;forcedelay=$forcedelay)"
+		/usr/bin/watchcat.sh "periodic_reboot" "$period" "$force_delay" &
+		logger -p user.info -t "watchcat" "started task (mode=$mode;period=$period;force_delay=$force_delay)"
 		;;
 	ping_reboot)
-		/usr/bin/watchcat.sh "ping_reboot" "$period" "$forcedelay" "$ping_hosts" "$ping_period" "$nopingtime" "$ping_size" &
-		logger -p user.info -t "watchcat" "started task (mode=$mode;period=$period;ping_hosts=$ping_hosts;ping_period=$ping_period;forcedelay=$forcedelay;nopingtime=$nopingtime)"
+		/usr/bin/watchcat.sh "ping_reboot" "$period" "$force_delay" "$ping_hosts" "$ping_period" "$no_ping_time" "$ping_size" &
+		logger -p user.info -t "watchcat" "started task (mode=$mode;period=$period;ping_hosts=$ping_hosts;ping_period=$ping_period;force_delay=$force_delay;no_ping_time=$no_ping_time;ping_size=$ping_size)"
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo "Error starting Watchcat service. Invalid mode selection: $mode"
diff --git a/utils/watchcat/files/watchcat.sh b/utils/watchcat/files/watchcat.sh
index ddaebb129..c5d0ee3d9 100644
--- a/utils/watchcat/files/watchcat.sh
+++ b/utils/watchcat/files/watchcat.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,35 @@
 # This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
 #
 
+get_ping_size() {
+	ps=$1
+	case "$ps" in
+	small)
+		ps="1"
+		;;
+	windows)
+		ps="32"
+		;;
+	standard)
+		ps="56"
+		;;
+	big)
+		ps="248"
+		;;
+	huge)
+		ps="1492"
+		;;
+	jumbo)
+		ps="9000"
+		;;
+	*)
+		echo "Error: invalid ping_size. ping_size should be either: small, windows, standard, big, huge or jumbo"
+		echo "Cooresponding ping packet sizes (bytes): small=1, windows=32, standard=56, big=248, huge=1492, jumbo=9000"
+		;;
+	esac
+	echo $ps
+}
+
 reboot_now() {
 	reboot &
 
@@ -17,27 +46,29 @@ reboot_now() {
 
 watchcat_periodic() {
 	local period="$1"
-	local forcedelay="$2"
+	local force_delay="$2"
 
-	sleep "$period" && reboot_now "$forcedelay"
+	sleep "$period" && reboot_now "$force_delay"
 }
 
 watchcat_ping() {
 	local period="$1"
-	local forcedelay="$2"
-	local pinghosts="$3"
-	local pingperiod="$4"
-	local nopingtime="$5"
+	local force_delay="$2"
+	local ping_hosts="$3"
+	local ping_period="$4"
+	local no_ping_time="$5"
+	local ping_size="$6"
 
 	local time_now="$(cat /proc/uptime)"
 	time_now="${time_now%%.*}"
 
-	[ "$time_now" -lt "$nopingtime" ] && sleep "$((nopingtime - time_now))"
+	[ "$time_now" -lt "$no_ping_time" ] && sleep "$((no_ping_time - time_now))"
 
 	time_now="$(cat /proc/uptime)"
 	time_now="${time_now%%.*}"
 	local time_lastcheck="$time_now"
 	local time_lastcheck_withinternet="$time_now"
+	local ping_size="$(get_ping_size "$ping_size")"
 
 	while true; do
 		# account for the time ping took to return. With a ping time of 5s, ping might take more than that, so it is important to avoid even more delay.
@@ -45,21 +76,21 @@ watchcat_ping() {
 		time_now="${time_now%%.*}"
 		local time_diff="$((time_now - time_lastcheck))"
 
-		[ "$time_diff" -lt "$pingperiod" ] && sleep "$((pingperiod - time_diff))"
+		[ "$time_diff" -lt "$ping_period" ] && sleep "$((ping_period - time_diff))"
 
 		time_now="$(cat /proc/uptime)"
 		time_now="${time_now%%.*}"
 		time_lastcheck="$time_now"
 
-		for host in $pinghosts; do
-			if ping -c 1 "$host" &>/dev/null; then
+		for host in $ping_hosts; do
+			if ping -s "$ping_size" -c 1 "$host" &>/dev/null; then
 				time_lastcheck_withinternet="$time_now"
 			else
 				logger -p daemon.info -t "watchcat[$$]" "no internet connectivity for $((time_now - time_lastcheck_withinternet)). Reseting when reaching $period"
 			fi
 		done
 
-		[ "$((time_now - time_lastcheck_withinternet))" -ge "$period" ] && reboot_now "$forcedelay"
+		[ "$((time_now - time_lastcheck_withinternet))" -ge "$period" ] && reboot_now "$force_delay"
 	done
 }
 
@@ -68,7 +99,7 @@ periodic_reboot)
 	watchcat_periodic "$2" "$3"
 	;;
 ping_reboot)
-	watchcat_ping "$2" "$3" "$4" "$5" "$6"
+	watchcat_ping "$2" "$3" "$4" "$5" "$6" "$7"
 	;;
 *)
 	echo "Error: invalid mode selected: $mode"