Here's a command file I recently wrote because I was tired of having to go
to NETTOOL.NET.SYS to ping a box whose address I didn't know. It accepts
both DNS node names and IP addresses and acts accordingly. Standard
disclaimers apply. :-)

Filename: PING.XEQ.SYS
----------------------
parm node="" packets=5 pktsize=128
#
# PING.XEQ.SYS   v 1.1
# This file is a front end for the two PING utilities provided by HP.
# It determines whether you are pinging by node name or IP address and
# calls the appropriate utility based on that.
#
# Note: Don't need to check the 'packets' and 'pktsize' parms because
# the HP-supplied programs do that just fine.  :-)
#
# Written 1 Oct 1999 by Patrick Santucci
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#
if "!node" = "" then
   # Let me explain how this works...
   echo
   echo Syntax:
   echo
   echo PING !<Nodename_or_Address!> [# of packets] &
        [packet size (bytes)]
   echo                             (default: 5)     &
        (default: 128)
   echo
   echo Examples:
   echo
   echo PING hewey 3 256             sends 3 packets of 256 bytes each
   echo PING 10.60.240.11            sends 5 packets of 128 bytes each
   echo PING morg.from.org 20 64     sends 20 packets of 64 bytes each
   echo
   return
endif
if pos(".","!node") = 0 or &
   not numeric(str("!node",1,pos(".","!node")-1)) then
   #
   # This is a node name. We'll use NETTOOL.NET.SYS and assume the
   # system is using sort of name resolution service, like external
   # DNS or a HOSTS file.
   #
   # Build a temp file to use as input to NETTOOL...
   echo ping                    >pinginpt
   echo size !pktsize           >>pinginpt
   echo number !packets         >>pinginpt
   echo ping !node              >>pinginpt
   echo exit                    >>pinginpt
   echo exit                    >>pinginpt
   echo y                       >>pinginpt
   # Run NETTOOL with redirected input...
   nettool.net.sys <pinginpt
   echo
else
   #
   # This is a numeric IP address, hopefully a valid one.
   # We'll use PING.NET.SYS because it's quicker and easier.
   #
   echo
   echo *** Type Ctrl+Y to stop ***
   run ping.net.sys;info="!node, !packets, !pktsize"
endif

Hey, Tim Ericson, does this get me onto the Denkor MPE command files page?


Enjoy,
Patrick

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How do I ping, or can ping an address from the HP3000

Thanks
Ron Wallace
Fresno, Ca