PING(1M)                 Series 300 Only                 PING(1M)

     NAME
          ping - network debugging

     SYNOPSIS
          /etc/ping host [ packet-size ]

     HP-UX/COMPATIBILITY
          Level:    HP-UX/NON-STANDARD

          Origin:   Public Domain

          Remarks:  Implemented on the Series 300 only.

     DESCRIPTION
          Ping sends an ICMP echo packet  to  host  once  per  second.
          Each  packet  that is echoed back is reported on the screen,
          including round-trip time.  Ping terminates when the  SIGINT
          signal  is  received,  typically as a result of pressing the
          BREAK key.  When  ping  terminates,  it  reports  statistics
          concerning  the number of packets sent and lost as well as a
          summary of the round-trip times.

          The host argument can be a name or an internet address.   If
          it is an internet address, it must be in a format acceptable
          to the inet_addr(3N) function.

          By default (when packet-size is not specified), the size  of
          transmitted  packets is 64 bytes.  The minimum value allowed
          for  packet-size  is  eight  bytes,  and  the   maximum   is
          implementation-dependent   (see   ``HARDWARE  DEPENDENCIES''
          below for details).   Also,  if  packet-size  is  less  than
          sixteen   bytes,   there  is  not  enough  room  for  timing
          information; in this case the round-trip times will  not  be
          displayed.

     SEE ALSO
          inet(3N)

     HARDWARE DEPENDENCIES
          Series 300:

               The maximum packet size that can be sent is  4096.   It
               is  possible  that  other  systems  will not be able to
               return a packet of this size.

     Hewlett-Packard               - 1 -             (printed 7/16/86)