xwafeping(1)

NAME

xwafeping - an x-based front end for ping

SYNOPSIS

xwafeping [-c colormode] [-h] [-u update interval] [host1] [host2] ...

DESCRIPTION

xwafeping is an x-based front end for ping, which repeatedly determines for each given host its reachability via TCP/IP. If the host can be reached an upward thumb is displayed, otherwise a thumb pointing down. xwafeping uses the program ping (see manual page ping(1)) to test the reachability. For all given hosts the reachability is tested every 90 seconds. If no host is given, default hosts (@ftpServers from xwafeftp) are assumed.

OPTIONS

In addition to the standard toolkit options such as -display, -name, -geometry, -iconic, -xrm etc. (see manual page X) xwafeping accepts the following options:

-c colormode
    start xwafeping using the given color-mode (for details see manual page wafeapp); color modes are for example mono, blueish or wheat-ish.

-h  show a short usage message.

-u update interval
    used to specify a non-default interval in seconds, in which the charts are updated. The default update interval is 90 seconds.

KEY BINDINGS

<Key>q
    quits the application

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

WAFELIB
    location of the wafe library (typically /usr/lib/X11/wafe)

PERL VARIABLES

Wafe (Perl-) Variables from $WAFELIB/system.waferc or $HOME/.waferc:

$backGround
    back ground color

FILES

    $WAFELIB/system.waferc
    $HOME/.waferc

SEE ALSO

ping(1), wafe(n), wafeapp(n), X(1), xwafemail(n), xwafenews(n), xwafeftp(n), xwafeora(n), xwafetel(n), xdirtree(n), xdirtree(n), xprojektor(n), xbm(n), xwafemc(n), xruptimes(n), xnetstats(n), xiostats(n), xvmstats(n), xwafeping(n), xwafecf(n)

COPYRIGHT

 Copyright (C) 1992 by Gustaf Neumann, Stefan Nusser
         Wirtschaftsuniversitaet Wien,
         Abteilung fuer Wirtschaftsinformatik
         Augasse 2-6,
         A-1090 Vienna, Austria
         neumann@wu-wien.ac.at, nusser@wu-wien.ac.at
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice appears in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all supporting documentation. This software is provided "as is" without expressed or implied warranty.

AUTHORS

Gustaf Neumann, Stefan Nusser