Solaris Package Archive -- fping.2.2b1
Solaris Package Archive
fping.2.2b1
Mark <mark@ibiblio.org>
What is it
fping 2.2b1 is a ping(1) like program which uses the Internet Control
Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request to determine if a host is up.
fping is different from ping in that you can specify any number of hosts
on the command line, or specify a file containing the lists of hosts to
ping. Instead of trying one host until it timeouts or replies, fping will
send out a ping packet and move on to the next host in a round-robin
fashion. If a host replies, it is noted and removed from the list of hosts
to check. If a host does not respond within a certain time limit and/or
retry limit it will be considered unreachable.
fping is useful to anyone needing to monitor a large network.
Email To
Send email to morgan@stanford.edu
Solaris Issues
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the correct version for your system.
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Source Code
You can download the source code from
ftp://ftp.stanford.edu/pub/packages/fping/fping-2.2b1.tar.gz
Special Issues
There are no special instructions for installing or running this software.
See the main packages README for installation information.