PING(1)PING(1)NAMEping - send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts
SYNOPSIS
/usr/bin/ping hostname [length]
EXAMPLESping 192.168.1.1 # Ping host 192.168.1.1
ping www.minix3.org 500
# Ping www.minix3.org with 500 byte IP packets
DESCRIPTION
Sends ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to the specified host and waits for a
ECHO_REPLY. Optionally, the length (size) of the IP packet can be
specified. The default is 30 bytes. (Note, the 14 byte Ethernet
header will make this a 44 byte packet.)
OPTIONS
length Size (in bytes) of the transmitted ICMP packet. The default
length of the IP packet is 30 bytes. (Adding the ethernet
header will result in a 44 byte packet being transmitted.)
SEE ALSOifconfig(8)AUTHOR
Leith Brandeland <lb.minix@gmail.com>
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