net/echoping 6.0.2_12 DragonFly

Ping-like program that uses TCP and/or HTTP

System: DragonFly
Repository: DPorts
Maintainer: [email protected] (as in FreeBSD)
License: GPLv2
Categories: net
Package size: 44.8 KiB, 128.5 KiB installed

Description

"echoping" is a small program to test (approximatively) performances of a remote host by sending it TCP "echo" (or other protocol) packets.

uses the protocols echo, discard, chargen or HTTP,
uses UDP instead of TCP for the protocols which accept it (like echo),
can repeat the test and display various measures about it,
can use T/TCP on systems which support it.

It's useful for checking that http servers are running and not wedged.

In the other systems

System

Port

Version

DragonFly

net/echoping

6.0.2_12

FreeBSD

net/echoping

6.0.2_13

OpenBSD

net/echoping

6.0.2p2

NetBSD

net/echoping

6.0.2nb11

HardenedBSD

net/echoping

6.0.2_13

GhostBSD

net/echoping

6.0.2_13

Install

Binary package:

pkg install echoping

From DPorts:

cd /usr/dports/net/echoping && make install clean

Dependencies

Run dependencies 4

No port depends on this one.

Configuration

No options to configure.

Service scripts: none

Message after installing

===>   NOTICE:

The echoping port currently does not have a maintainer. As a result, it is
more likely to have unresolved issues, not be up-to-date, or even be removed in
the future. To volunteer to maintain this port, please create an issue at:

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla

More information about port maintainership is available at:

https://docs.freebsd.org/en/articles/contributing/#ports-contributing

===>   NOTICE:

This port is deprecated; you may wish to reconsider installing it:

Unmaintained upstream as of 2015 and depends on deprecated libidn.

It is scheduled to be removed on or after 2025-04-30.