Package: fping (2.4b2-to-ipv6-14)

sends ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts

fping is a ping like program which uses the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request to determine if a target host is responding. fping differs from ping in that you can specify any number of targets on the command line, or specify a file containing the lists of targets to ping. Instead of sending to one target until it times out or replies, fping will send out a ping packet and move on to the next target in a round-robin fashion.

 Homepage: http://www.fping.com/

Tags: System Administration: Monitoring, User Interface: Command Line, Networking: Scanning, Network Protocol: IP, Role: Program, Scope: Utility, Purpose: Scanning