diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/piholeDebug.sh b/advanced/Scripts/piholeDebug.sh
index c878aa23..94ff3fb3 100755
--- a/advanced/Scripts/piholeDebug.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/piholeDebug.sh
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ ping_gateway() {
     # Try to quietly ping the gateway 3 times, with a timeout of 3 seconds, using numeric output only,
     # on the pihole interface, and tail the last three lines of the output
     # If pinging the gateway is not successful,
-    if ! ${cmd} -c 3 -W 2 -n ${gateway} -I ${PIHOLE_INTERFACE} >/dev/null; then
+    if ! ${cmd} -c 1 -W 2 -n ${gateway} -I ${PIHOLE_INTERFACE} >/dev/null; then
       # let the user know
       log_write "${CROSS} ${COL_RED}Gateway did not respond.${COL_NC} ($FAQ_GATEWAY)\n"
       # and return an error code
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ ping_internet() {
   ping_ipv4_or_ipv6 "${protocol}"
   log_write "* Checking Internet connectivity via IPv${protocol}..."
   # Try to ping the address 3 times
-  if ! ${cmd} -W 2 -c 3 -n ${public_address} -I ${PIHOLE_INTERFACE} >/dev/null; then
+  if ! ${cmd} -c 1 -W 2 -n ${public_address} -I ${PIHOLE_INTERFACE} >/dev/null; then
     # if it's unsuccessful, show an error
     log_write "${CROSS} ${COL_RED}Cannot reach the Internet.${COL_NC}\n"
     return 1
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ list_files_in_dir() {
             "${PIHOLE_WEB_SERVER_ERROR_LOG_FILE}") make_array_from_file "${dir_to_parse}/${each_file}" 25
             ;;
             # Same for the FTL log
-            "${PIHOLE_FTL_LOG}") make_array_from_file "${dir_to_parse}/${each_file}" 25
+            "${PIHOLE_FTL_LOG}") head_tail_log "${dir_to_parse}/${each_file}" 35
             ;;
             # parse the file into an array in case we ever need to analyze it line-by-line
             *) make_array_from_file "${dir_to_parse}/${each_file}";
@@ -991,6 +991,34 @@ show_content_of_pihole_files() {
   show_content_of_files_in_dir "${LOG_DIRECTORY}"
 }
 
+head_tail_log() {
+  # The file being processed
+  local filename="${1}"
+  # The number of lines to use for head and tail
+  local qty="${2}"
+  local head_line
+  local tail_line
+  # Put the current Internal Field Separator into another variable so it can be restored later
+  OLD_IFS="$IFS"
+  # Get the lines that are in the file(s) and store them in an array for parsing later
+  IFS=$'\r\n'
+  local log_head=()
+  log_head=( $(head -n ${qty} ${filename}) )
+  log_write "   ${COL_CYAN}-----head of $(basename ${filename})------${COL_NC}"
+  for head_line in "${log_head[@]}"; do
+    log_write "   ${head_line}"
+  done
+  log_write ""
+  local log_tail=()
+  log_tail=( $(tail -n ${qty} ${filename}) )
+  log_write "   ${COL_CYAN}-----tail of $(basename ${filename})------${COL_NC}"
+  for tail_line in "${log_tail[@]}"; do
+    log_write "   ${tail_line}"
+  done
+  # Set the IFS back to what it was
+  IFS="$OLD_IFS"
+}
+
 analyze_gravity_list() {
   echo_current_diagnostic "Gravity list"
   local head_line