ping(1M)                                                 ping(1M)



     NAME
          ping - exercise the network by sending  test  packets  to  a
          named host

     SYNOPSIS
          /usr/etc/ping host [timeout]

     DESCRIPTION
          ping repeatedly sends an icmp echo packet to host and re-
          ports whether or not a reply was received.  It keeps trying
          until timeout seconds have elapsed, or an answer is re-
          ceived.  The default timeout is 20 seconds.  The host argu-
          ment can be a name or an internet address.

          ping continues to send icmp echo packets to host and reports
          back until the process is killed.  Use the interrupt charac-
          ter (usually CONTROL-C) to stop the output of ping once the
          packets are being returned.  ping then prints statistics and
          exits.

     FILES
          /usr/etc/ping

     SEE ALSO
          icmp(5P).






























     April, 1990                                                     1