From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Feb 4 02:10:39 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id CAA06879 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 4 Feb 1997 02:10:39 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail13.digital.com (mail13.digital.com [192.208.46.30]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id CAA06874 for ; Tue, 4 Feb 1997 02:10:32 -0800 (PST) From: garyj@frt.dec.com Received: from cssmuc.frt.dec.com by mail13.digital.com (8.7.5/UNX 1.5/1.0/WV) id FAA15501; Tue, 4 Feb 1997 05:04:21 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost by cssmuc.frt.dec.com; (5.65v3.2/1.1.8.2/14Nov95-0232PM) id AA23035; Tue, 4 Feb 1997 11:04:16 +0100 Message-Id: <9702041004.AA23035@cssmuc.frt.dec.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.4 10/10/95 To: packrat@iinet.net.au Cc: hackers@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: Message from Bruce Murphy of Tue, 04 Feb 97 12:42:59 +0800. Reply-To: gjennejohn@frt.dec.com Subject: Re: ping(8) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 04 Feb 97 11:04:16 +0100 X-Mts: smtp Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk packrat@iinet.net.au writes: > Having just had to edit the ping binary by hand (for the nth time but > I never keep them around) so that I could use it to diagnose a remote > problem. (well actually some idiot walking into the room and pulling > the terminator off my test run of thinnet and staring at it) I thought > ask the list whether anyone had any religious objections to me adding > an option to ping(8) so that it emitted a bell character on every > packet reciept. > > Something like '-a': audible tone for pings. > seems resaonable to me. Why not '-b' for "bell" ? Seems more intuitive somwhow. --- Gary Jennejohn (work) gjennejohn@frt.dec.com (home) Gary.Jennejohn@munich.netsurf.de (play) gj@freebsd.org