PING(8)                 COMMAND REFERENCE                 PING(8)



NAME
     ping - network debugging

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/etc/ping host [ timeout ]

DESCRIPTION
     The network debugging program ping repeatedly sends an
     icmp(4n) echo packet to host and reports whether a reply was
     received; ping keeps trying until timeout seconds have
     elapsed, or an answer is received.  The default timeout is
     20 seconds.  The host argument can be a name or an internet
     address.

EXAMPLES
     An example using the ping command is listed here.

          ping carnation 10

     where carnation is the host name and 10 is the number of
     timeout seconds.

DIAGNOSTICS
     If you type the host name incorrectly, or if the host isn't
     responding, you receive the error message:

          Don't know host hostname.
          Send error:  Network is unreachable

SEE ALSO
     icmp(4n).
























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