Using The Ipxping Utility On The Workstation; Syntax; Parameters - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

Using the IPXPING Utility on the Workstation

Syntax

Parameters

The program is a DOS utility that determines the time to transport IPX packets
to a specific server and back. IPXODI (or an equivalent IPX interface) must
be loaded before IPXPING can be used. The time is displayed in milliseconds
(although resolution is 1/18 second). The user can specify the number of pings
to send and the interval between sends. A summary of the high, low, and
average times is displayed when the program terminates. The program
terminates when the acknowledgment to the last ping is processed or when the
user presses Ctrl +C or Break .
This topic contains the following sections:
Syntax
Parameters
Example
IPXPING <netaddr> [/s=<size>] [/r=<repeat>] [/d=<delay>]
[/c=<char>]
All parameters except netaddr are optional. If no parameters or an invalid
parameter is entered, help is displayed. The parameters are case-insensitive. A
minus (-) sign can be used instead of a slash (/).
The netaddr parameter is the internal network address of the server to ping. It
is an eight-digit hexadecimal value. The server must support the IPX ping
protocol.
The size parameter is the number of data bytes (excluding the IPX PING
header) in the ping data packet. The default size is 100 bytes. The size is
limited by the maximum packet size supported by the driver. If an invalid size
is specified, a packet overflow error occurs.
The repeat parameter is the number of times to send the ping. The default is 1.
The delay parameter is the number of seconds to delay between successive
pings. The default is 1; you can set the value to 0.
The char parameter is the character to fill the ping buffer with. The default
character is P.
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