Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 02:08:10 -0500 From: Gerd Knops <gerti@bitart.com> To: Allen Cleveland <allenc@mindsieve.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: changing ping output Message-ID: <19990926070811.7248.qmail@camelot.bitart.com> In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19990925184302.008076f0@mindsieve.com> References: <3.0.5.32.19990925184302.008076f0@mindsieve.com>
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Allen Cleveland wrote: > I'd like to ping an ip address, but only see output when the address > *doesn't* return a reply, and I'd also like to have the times a reply > *isn't* returned timestamped. > > I just read ping(8) and I don't see a way to turn off the output of replies > and only see packets that didn't get a reply, nor do I see a way to > timestamp any of the output. I want to use this to tell me when my > connection fails, even if I'm not sitting at the computer. > > If there is a better way, using another command, or anyone has any ideas in > general, I'd very much appreciate your input. > fping is more flexible than ping. Maybe it will do what you need. See ports/net/fping. Gerd To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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