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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
> 
> 
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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



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