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22 aecho \- send AppleTalk Echo Protocol packets to network hosts
25 \fBaecho\fR\fB\fR\fB\fR
36 repeatedly sends an Apple Echo Protocol (AEP) packet to the host specified by the given AppleTalk
40 and reports whether a reply was received\&. Requests are sent at the rate of one per second\&.
44 \fBatalk_aton\fR(3)\&.
47 \fBnbp_name\fR(3)\&. The nbp type defaults to `\fBWorkstation\fR\'\&.
51 is terminated, it reports the number of packets sent, the number of responses received, and the percentage of packets lost\&. If any responses were received, the minimum, average, and maximum round trip times are reported\&.
54 Check to see if a particular host is up and responding to AEP packets:
60 example% \fBaecho bloodsport
61 \fR\fB11 bytes from 8195\&.13: aep_seq=0\&. time=10\&. ms
62 11 bytes from 8195\&.13: aep_seq=1\&. time=10\&. ms
63 11 bytes from 8195\&.13: aep_seq=2\&. time=10\&. ms
64 11 bytes from 8195\&.13: aep_seq=3\&. time=10\&. ms
65 11 bytes from 8195\&.13: aep_seq=4\&. time=10\&. ms
66 11 bytes from 8195\&.13: aep_seq=5\&. time=9\&. ms\fR\fB
68 \fR\fB\-\-\-\-8195\&.13 AEP Statistics\-\-\-\-
69 6 packets sent, 6 packets received, 0% packet loss
70 round\-trip (ms) min/avg/max = 9/9/10