cant make this work here - running ping outside NETTOOL.net just ignores me,
either using an info string or this redirection method.....

jp
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Barnes" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 8:11 AM
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Running PING from : prompt with IP and count


> This should work.  You can supply the input statements to replace the:
>
>   IP address [RETURN to quit program.] ?  (nn.n.nn.nnn),
>   # of packets [1 to 65534] , (5)
>   # of bytes of data [0 to 2048]  (10)
>
>         ECHO nn.n.nn.nnn >> PINGINFO
>         ECHO 5           >> PINGINFO
>         ECHO 10          >> PINGINFO
>         ECHO             >> PINGINFO    (blank line to exit program)
>         RUN PING.NET.SYS < PINGINFO
>         PURGE PINGINFO,TEMP;NOCONFIRM >$NULL
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Korb [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 2:55 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [HP3000-L] Running PING from : prompt with IP and count
>
>
> Is there a way to run PING.NET.SYS from the MPE/iX prompt and specify the
> IP address to ping and the ping count on the command line?
>
> I'd like to retire the old code that runs PING in prompt/answer,
> prompt/answer, promp/answer mode and replace it with something closer to
> the "ping" command used on Linux.
>
> Thanks!
>
> John
>
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