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| author | zuntum <zuntum@pkgsrc.org> | 2001-10-31 22:52:58 +0000 |
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| committer | zuntum <zuntum@pkgsrc.org> | 2001-10-31 22:52:58 +0000 |
| commit | d038a73ebd432fae3ce355b84443038f88cb7199 (patch) | |
| tree | b3c17888184b1b17ed1b1fa28f1697197bb0b4f6 /net/fping/DESCR | |
| parent | 70bae73d77e50256a2ee847bd9be11b761bcea01 (diff) | |
| download | pkgsrc-d038a73ebd432fae3ce355b84443038f88cb7199.tar.gz | |
Move pkg/ files into package's toplevel directory
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diff --git a/net/fping/DESCR b/net/fping/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..0e7d998a6ca --- /dev/null +++ b/net/fping/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +A tool to quickly ping N number of hosts to determine their reachability +without flooding the network. + + fping is different from ping in that you can specify any number of + hosts on the command line, or specify a file containing the lists + of hosts to ping. Instead of trying one host until it timeouts or + replies, fping will send out a ping packet and move on to the next + host in a round-robin fashion. If a host replies, it is noted and + removed from the list of hosts to check. If a host does not respond + within a certain time limit and/or retry limit it will be considered + unreachable. + + Unlike ping, fping is meant to be used in scripts and its + output is easy to parse. |