concepts:ping
Ping
A ping is a message that is sent out at regular intervals - normally to a broadcast address1)
They are generally used as a “keep alive” signal to establish that a particular network device is still connected.
See new_pingtarget for how to set a ping up
The command given for a given ping will pass through the system that interpolates variable references.
1)
But can also go to a single IP
concepts/ping.txt · Last modified: 2024/09/20 07:47 by 127.0.0.1