3 ping \- send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts
5 .B /usr/bin/ping hostname [length]
12 .EX "ping 192.168.1.1" "Ping host 192.168.1.1"
13 .EX "ping www.minix3.org 500" "Ping www.minix3.org with 500 byte IP packets"
16 Sends ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to the specified host and waits for a ECHO_REPLY.
17 Optionally, the length (size) of the IP packet can be specified. The default is
18 30 bytes. (Note, the 14 byte Ethernet header will make this a 44 byte packet.)
21 Size (in bytes) of the transmitted ICMP packet. The default length of the IP
22 packet is 30 bytes. (Adding the ethernet header will result in a 44 byte
23 packet being transmitted.)
27 Leith Brandeland <lb.minix@gmail.com>