2005-04-01 18:21:25 +00:00
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config BR2_PACKAGE_FPING
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tristate "fping"
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2005-04-18 19:45:56 +00:00
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default m if CONFIG_DEVEL
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2005-04-01 18:21:25 +00:00
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help
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fping is a ping(1) like program which uses the Internet Control Message Protocol
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(ICMP) echo request to determine if a host is up. fping is different from ping in
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that you can specify any number of hosts on the command line, or specify a file
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containing the lists of hosts to ping. Instead of trying one host until it timeouts
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or replies, fping will send out a ping packet and move on to the next host in a
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round-robin fashion. If a host replies, it is noted and removed from the list of
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hosts to check. If a host does not respond within a certain time limit and/or retry
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limit it will be considered unreachable.
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