Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 00:47:48 +0200 (CEST) From: Marc Schneiders <marc@oldserver.demon.nl> To: Allen Cleveland <allenc@mindsieve.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: changing ping output Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909260044590.25206-100000@mistress.oldserver.demon.nl> In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19990925184302.008076f0@mindsieve.com>
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On Sat, 25 Sep 1999, 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. > > > -- > Allen Cleveland allenc@mindsieve.com > There is no try. Do, or do not do, but no try. -Yoda > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > mtr? It is in the ports in directory net. mtr is a combination of ping and traceroute and shows you the amount and % of dropped packets and the time the packets take to get from hop to hop. Marc To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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