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Re: The "best" version of "ping"?
From: hwb () upeksa sdsc edu (Hans-Werner Braun)
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 94 17:12:05 PDT
Throughout the years, I've seen a number of different versions of "ping" with various features like: - "-f" switch which pings a destination as fast as possible - "-c" switch which acts like the ping function on a cisco router - TTL reporting - improved clock resolution - ability to specify data pattern - ability to source jumbogramsI have a version with all that which I have not packaged up. If there is interest and someone sent me a round tuit, I could make it available via FTP. It also does: - record route - loose and strict source routing - specify fixed or incremental TTL - Send ICMP MASK REQUEST packets - Send ICMP INFO REQUEST packets - IP multicast support Jeff
The version I typically use: Usage: ping options address -c count packet count -d enable socket debugging -f flood -t send ICMP timestamp requests -g gateway loose source route -i interval timeout -l preload preload count -m report missing summary -n numeric address reporting -p pattern specify fill pattern -q quiet -r don't use routing table -s packetsize packet size -v verbose -C cisco-style -F fast -S address src_address -G gateway strict source route -R record route I added reporting of all the timestamps in ICMP timestamp requests to, to get indications of asymmetric routes/delays and so, based on observing changes over time. Hans-Werner - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Current thread:
- The "best" version of "ping"? Vince Fuller (Oct 04)
- Re: The "best" version of "ping"? Jeffrey C Honig (Oct 04)
- Re: The "best" version of "ping"? Hans-Werner Braun (Oct 04)
- Re: The "best" version of "ping"? Eric M. Carroll (Oct 04)
- Re: The "best" version of "ping"? Jeffrey C Honig (Oct 05)
- Re: The "best" version of "ping"? Jamshid Mahdavi (Oct 19)
- Re: The "best" version of "ping"? Hans-Werner Braun (Oct 04)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: The "best" version of "ping"? Dale S. Johnson (Oct 19)
- Re: The "best" version of "ping"? Geoff White (Oct 19)
- Re: The "best" version of "ping"? Tony Bates (Oct 19)
- Re: The "best" version of "ping"? Jeffrey C Honig (Oct 19)
- Re: The "best" version of "ping"? Jeffrey C Honig (Oct 04)