ping uses the ICMP Echo Message sent out and then gets back an ICMP
ECHO_RESPONSE.
I think there are security access concerns they have about allowing this
to be done directly.
There are other ways to see if you are connected to a host besides using
a ping application.
There was discussion about this earlier in the ML, but I would have to
search...
Steve Shireman
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>
> I was wondering the same thing about a simple ping.
>
> What is the RFC that describes? Can't find it. Query tool of RFC's kept telling
> me
> about ship"ping" and stop"ping" and stam"ping". .. but not whole world "ping".
>
> ping seems like with would be very simple... but is there an RFC that describes
> the true "ping" requirements??
