Package: iputils-ping Version: 20020927-3 Hi!
I need to say up front that I'm not sure about the methods I'm taking here, but there sure is some potential for confusion. What I did was simply to ping a broadcast address in order to discover connected hosts: ping -c1 -b 192.168.55.255 The problem is that ping here exits when it gets the first reply. Looking at the manpage, I see the '-w' argument, which looks useful, but even with it, ping exits as soon as it receives the number of replies it expects. Here is also the error: when broadcasting, you can't know how many answers might come, so it shouldn't finish before it times out. There is also a sentence in the manpage that was obviously not written with broadcast addresses in mind, it says "Duplicate packets should never occur,...". Pinging a broadcast address without -c parameter will give you those duplicates. I think at least the manpage deserves an update, but currently the -b option is pretty useless due to the other shortcomings. cheers Uli **************************************************** Visit our website at <http://www.domino-printing.com/> **************************************************** This Email and any files transmitted with it are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any reading, redistribution, disclosure or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient please contact the sender immediately and delete the material from your computer. E-mail may be susceptible to data corruption, interception, viruses and unauthorised amendment and Domino UK Limited does not accept liability for any such corruption, interception, viruses or amendment or their consequences. **************************************************** -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
