rmcp\_ping(1) IPMI RMCP Ping program rmcp\_ping(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

rmcp\_ping - IPMI RMCP Ping program

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**rmcp\_ping** \[**-p** *port*] \[**-t** *waittime*] \[**-s** *starttag*] \[**-d**] *destination*

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

The **rmcp\_ping** program sends an RMCP ping packet onces a second to the destination, printing unique responses it receives.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

[**-p port**](#p)

Set the destination *port*. This is the standard RMCP port by default, 623.

[**-t waittime**](#t)

Sets the number of seconds to wait for a response. Ten by default.

[**-s starttag**](#s)

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

[**-d**](#d)

Turns on debugging to standard output.

[*destination*](#destination)

The target address, default is the boradcast address (default 255.255.255.255)

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

Corey Minyard <cminyard@mvista.com>

02/24/06 OpenIPMI

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Document: rmcp_ping(1) from openipmi 2.0.37-r10 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/cminyard/openipmi