Ping

The Ping Probe is used for general purpose applications on UNIX platforms and does not require any special hardware. It can be used to monitor devices, such as switches, routers, and UNIX- or Windows-based hosts, that support the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP).

For details about how to download the most recent version of the probe, see the following Release Notice on the IBM Software Support website:

https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21580416

The following topics describe the probe and its features: