Take a look here for some info on ICMP.
http://www.freesoft.org/CIE/Topics/81.htm
Jim
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> 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
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > 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??
