2010-01-06 08:36:12 +01:00
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.TH PING 1
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.SH NAME
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ping \- send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B /usr/bin/ping hostname [length]
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.de EX
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.TP 20
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\\fB\$1\\fR
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# \\$2
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..
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.SH EXAMPLES
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2012-03-31 23:44:29 +02:00
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.TP 20
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.B ping 192.168.1.1
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# Ping host 192.168.1.1
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.TP 20
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.B ping www.minix3.org 500
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# Ping www.minix3.org with 500 byte IP packets
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2010-01-06 08:36:12 +01:00
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
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Sends ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to the specified host and waits for a ECHO_REPLY.
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Optionally, the length (size) of the IP packet can be specified. The default is
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30 bytes. (Note, the 14 byte Ethernet header will make this a 44 byte packet.)
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.SH OPTIONS
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.IP length
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Size (in bytes) of the transmitted ICMP packet. The default length of the IP
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packet is 30 bytes. (Adding the ethernet header will result in a 44 byte
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packet being transmitted.)
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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ifconfig(8)
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.SH AUTHOR
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Leith Brandeland <lb.minix@gmail.com>
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