.TH rmcp_ping 1 02/24/06 OpenIPMI "IPMI RMCP Ping program"

.SH NAME
rmcp_ping \- IPMI RMCP Ping program

.SH SYNOPSIS
.B rmcp_ping
.RB [ \-p
.IR port ]
.RB [ \-t
.IR waittime ]
.RB [ \-s
.IR starttag ]
.RB [ \-d ]
.I destination

.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.B rmcp_ping
program sends an RMCP ping packet onces a second to the destination,
printing unique responses it receives.

.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.BI \-p\  port
Set the destination \fIport\fP.  This is the standard RMCP port by default,
623.
.TP
.BI \-t\  waittime
Sets the number of seconds to wait for a response.  Ten by default.
.TP
.BI \-s\  starttag
There is an 8-bit tag value in every ping packet (0-254, 255 is
reserved), this program will cycle through the values starting at
starttag.  This is zero by default
.TP
.B \-d
Turns on debugging to standard output.
.TP
.I destination
The target address, default is the broadcast address (default 255.255.255.255)

.SH AUTHOR
.PP
Corey Minyard <cminyard@mvista.com>