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/usr/bin/rmcp_ping

IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) library and tools

From openipmi 2.0.37-r12 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running rmcp_ping help (exit 1). permalink

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Send an RMCP ping packet onces a second to the destination,
printing unique responses it receives
Usage:
  /usr/bin/rmcp_ping [-p <port>] [-t <waittime>] [-s <starttag>] [-d] [destination]
    -p - Destination port, defaults to 623
    -t - Sets the number of seconds to wait for responses (default 10)
    -s - Sets the start tag to start sending at (0-254, default 0
    -d - enable debugging
    destination - the target address, default is the broadcast
        address (default 255.255.255.255)
Options (1)
OptionDescriptionSource
-dTurns on debugging to standard output.man

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