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authorpeter <peter@FreeBSD.org>1997-04-13 01:17:34 +0800
committerpeter <peter@FreeBSD.org>1997-04-13 01:17:34 +0800
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echoping is a damn useful tool for checking reachability other than
via icmp status, eg: tcp or udp. It speaks http as well, so it can "ping" a http server or a http proxy cache to make sure it's operating and not wedged. (Nearly all of our system lockups are not detected by icmp pings)
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+A ping-like program that uses tcp and/or http.