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diff --git a/pod/modpods/Ping.pod b/pod/modpods/Ping.pod deleted file mode 100644 index fc52925118..0000000000 --- a/pod/modpods/Ping.pod +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ -=head1 NAME - -Net::Ping, pingecho - check a host for upness - -=head1 SYNOPSIS - - use Net::Ping; - print "'jimmy' is alive and kicking\n" if pingecho('jimmy', 10) ; - -=head1 DESCRIPTION - -This module contains routines to test for the reachability of remote hosts. -Currently the only routine implemented is pingecho(). - -pingecho() uses a TCP echo (I<not> an ICMP one) to determine if the -remote host is reachable. This is usually adequate to tell that a remote -host is available to rsh(1), ftp(1), or telnet(1) onto. - -=head2 Parameters - -=over 5 - -=item hostname - -The remote host to check, specified either as a hostname or as an IP address. - -=item timeout - -The timeout in seconds. If not specified it will default to 5 seconds. - -=back - -=head1 WARNING - -pingecho() uses alarm to implement the timeout, so don't set another alarm -while you are using it. - |