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.TH AECHO 1 "17 Dec 1991" "netatalk 1.2"
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.TH aecho 1 "17 Dec 1991" 2.0.3 Netatalk
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aecho \- send AppleTalk Echo Protocol packets to network hosts
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aecho [ \fB\-c\fR\fI count\fR
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] ( address | nbpname )
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repeatedly sends an Apple Echo Protocol (AEP) packet to the host
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specified by the given AppleTalk
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and reports whether a reply was received. Requests are sent at the
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rate of one per second.
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The nbp type defaults to
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is terminated, it reports the number of packets sent, the number of
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responses received, and the percentage of packets lost. If any
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responses were received, the minimum, average, and maximum round trip
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aecho repeatedly sends an Apple Echo Protocol
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(AEP) packet to the host specified by the given AppleTalk
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address or nbpname and reports
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whether a reply was received. Requests are sent at the rate of one per
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nbpname is parsed by \fBnbp_name\fR(3).
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The nbp type defaults to `\fIWorkstation\fR'.
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When aecho is terminated, it reports the number
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of packets sent, the number of responses received, and the percentage of
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packets lost. If any responses were received, the minimum, average, and
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maximum round trip times are reported.
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Check to see if a particular host is up and responding to AEP packets:
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Check to see if a particular host is up and responding to AEP
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example% aecho bloodsport
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11 bytes from 8195.13: aep_seq=0. time=10. ms
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11 bytes from 8195.13: aep_seq=1. time=10. ms
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11 bytes from 8195.13: aep_seq=2. time=10. ms
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11 bytes from 8195.13: aep_seq=3. time=10. ms
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11 bytes from 8195.13: aep_seq=4. time=10. ms
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11 bytes from 8195.13: aep_seq=5. time=9. ms
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----8195.13 AEP Statistics----
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6 packets sent, 6 packets received, 0% packet loss
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round-trip (ms) min/avg/max = 9/9/10
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example% \fBaecho bloodsport
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11 bytes from 8195.13: aep_seq=0. time=10. ms
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11 bytes from 8195.13: aep_seq=1. time=10. ms
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11 bytes from 8195.13: aep_seq=2. time=10. ms
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11 bytes from 8195.13: aep_seq=3. time=10. ms
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11 bytes from 8195.13: aep_seq=4. time=10. ms
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11 bytes from 8195.13: aep_seq=5. time=9. ms
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\-\-\-\-8195.13 AEP Statistics\-\-\-\-
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6 packets sent, 6 packets received, 0% packet loss
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round\-trip (ms) min/avg/max = 9/9/10
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Stop after \fIcount\fR packets.