nping(PADM)

nping(PADM)
nping -- test the network connection to a host

Syntax

nping [ -s socket ] hostname [ count ]

nping [ -s socket ] -a ipxadrs [ count ]

Description

nping verifies the correct operation of IPX/SPX networks by testing the network connection to a host. Note that nping can only be used to test connections between SCO hosts and UnixWare or NetWare for UNIX hosts. It is not possible to use nping to test the connection between an SCO host and a DOS system or native NetWare server.

The options are interpreted as follows:

-s socket
specify the IPX socket number to use. If this option is omitted, the default IPX socket number of 2 is used.

-a ipxadrs
specify the partial IPX address to be used in place of the destination host name. The address is specified as net.node, where net is the IPX network number, and node is the IPX node number. If necessary, the IPX socket number may be specified by using the -s option.

count
specify the number of packets to send. This must be a positive number.
nping should be used first to verify that the IPX/SPX network is up on the local host. It can then be used to verify that the network links to other hosts are up.

Files

/usr/bin/nping

See also

ping(ADMN)

Standards conformance

nping is not part of any currently supported standard; it is an extension of AT&T System V provided by The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.

SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.6 -- 1 August 2000