Where is the Ping source in Linux?

[verilog_crack]

Ping source

Hi
Do you know where is the Ping source in the Linux?
Or do you know which package includes it?
I searched and I only find ICMP.C but I didn't find anything about ping application.
Thanks for your help

 

[artem]

Ping is implemented via ICMP echo request replay messages . In icmp.c file there are lines (2.4.16)
/*
* Handle ICMP_ECHO ("ping") requests.
*
* RFC 1122: 3.2.2.6 MUST have an echo server that answers ICMP echo requests.
* RFC 1122: 3.2.2.6 Data received in the ICMP_ECHO request MUST be included in the reply.
* RFC 1812: 4.3.3.6 SHOULD have a config option for silently ignoring echo requests, MUST have default=NOT.
* See also WRT handling of options once they are done and working.
*/

 

[verilog_crack]

Re: Ping source

Hi Artem
I know Ping application uses ICMP.c
But I need the Ping application source that is in the /bin directory
If you know where I can find its source pls point me.
Regards

 

[artem]

Re: Ping source

The ping command handling does not necessary ımplemented within
ICMP sources which work on kernel level .

Run the ping command and see what ıs the process name (executable) attached to execute vıa ps -al . If there ıs dedicated bınary to handle ping
you wıll get the executable name .

But it could be case that shell will handle rerouting . WHat does the man page for ping say ?
Unfortunately I do not have linux ınstalled to perform actions above .

 

[artem]

Finally found - it is not part of the kernel
but package inetutils . The version İ have checked is under **broken link removed**
There you can find ping source.

 

[verilog_crack]

Re: Ping source

Thanks for your attention
I understood that ping is part of iputils package and I download it too
In the man page it said we can download it from ftp://ftp.inr.ac.ru
But it needs password
And also I download your package and I see the sources
Regards