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diff --git a/net/fping/pkg-descr b/net/fping/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..0e7d998a6ca1 --- /dev/null +++ b/net/fping/pkg-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. |