ping - probe for network hosts
ping [-n] hostname [ timeout ]
ping looks up hostname and then attempts to contact it via the network. If the effective userid permits an ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) ECHO_REQUEST packet is sent, otherwise and attempt is made to connect to the echo port using UDP protocol.
ping
A timeout may be specified in seconds. The default is 20 seconds.
If -n option is specified then the address of hostname is reported as numbers.
-n
Nick Ing-Simmons <nick@ni-s.u-net.com>
To install PerlPowerTools, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm PerlPowerTools
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install PerlPowerTools
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.