[comp.dcom.lans] PD Ping?

news@trlluna.trl.oz (USENET News System) (11/01/90)

prefer to find one which uses the Clarkson packet drivers. I've had a
look at NCSA Telnet, but although it can respond to pings it can't
generate them.
From: hayes@shiva.trl.oz (Mark Hayes)
Path: shiva!hayes

Alternatively, could someone point me in the direction of the RFC
which specifies the ping format (and how to electronically receive a
copy).

Cheers,
mdh 

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Mark Hayes					Research Labs,
m.hayes@trl.oz.au				Telecom Australia

bob@MorningStar.Com (Bob Sutterfield) (11/02/90)

In article <2430@trlluna.trl.oz> news@trlluna.trl.oz (USENET News System) writes:
   Alternatively, could someone point me in the direction of the RFC
   which specifies the ping format (and how to electronically receive
   a copy).

"ping" is really just a user handle to the ICMP ECHO function,
described in RFC792.  Get the RFCs via anonymous FTP from nic.ddn.mil
or via UUCP from uunet or osu-cis, or via mail to service@nic.ddn.mil.