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authormdodd <mdodd@FreeBSD.org>2003-01-28 22:53:24 +0000
committermdodd <mdodd@FreeBSD.org>2003-01-28 22:53:24 +0000
commitb159341ed957acbcab2f9bdd46c0b82ecd2e7864 (patch)
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Send ICMP_MASKREQ packets when the '-M' option is specified.
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@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
packets to network hosts
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
-.Op Fl ADQRadfnoqrv
+.Op Fl ADQRadfMnoqrv
.Op Fl c Ar count
.Op Fl i Ar wait
.Op Fl l Ar preload
@@ -152,14 +152,19 @@ is specified,
sends that many packets as fast as possible before falling into its normal
mode of behavior.
Only the super-user may use this option.
+.It Fl L
+Suppress loopback of multicast packets.
+This flag only applies if the ping destination is a multicast address.
.It Fl m Ar ttl
Set the IP Time To Live for outgoing packets.
If not specified, the kernel uses the value of the
.Va net.inet.ip.ttl
MIB variable.
-.It Fl L
-Suppress loopback of multicast packets.
-This flag only applies if the ping destination is a multicast address.
+.It Fl M
+Use ICMP_MASKREQ instead of ICMP_ECHO. Print the netmask of the remote
+machine. Set the
+.Va net.inet.icmp.maskrepl
+MIB variable to enable ICMP_MASKREPLY.
.It Fl n
Numeric output only.
No attempt will be made to lookup symbolic names for host addresses.
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