Which command is used to view detailed statistics about received and transmitted packets?

The command used to view detailed statistics about received and transmitted packets is more accurately netstat. This tool provides a variety of network-related information, including details about active connections, routing tables, and interface statistics including packets received and transmitted.

While ifconfig does provide some network interface statistics, including the number of packets transmitted and received, it is somewhat limited in detail and has been largely replaced by the 'ip' command in many Linux distributions. Ethtool is primarily intended for querying and controlling network driver and hardware settings, which includes some statistics but is not focused on all packet information. Ping is a tool used to test the reachability of a host on an IP network and to measure the round-trip time for messages sent to the destination, not for viewing statistics about packets in detail.

Therefore, for comprehensive and detailed statistics about network packets, netstat is the appropriate command to use.