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From: brezak@apollo.uucp (John Brezak)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.iso
Subject: Re: OSI PING?
Summary: LLC Test
Keywords: TCP-IP PING for OSI?
Message-ID: <39f23ed0.8a06@apollo.uucp>
Date: 28 Jan 88 15:47:00 GMT
References: <163@tsdiag.UUCP> <236@tandem.UUCP> <141@babbage.acc.virginia.edu>
Reply-To: brezak@union_j.UUCP (John Brezak)
Organization: Apollo Computer, Chelmsford, MA
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In article <141@babbage.acc.virginia.edu> mac3n@babbage.acc.virginia.edu (Alex Colvin) writes:
>In article <236@tandem.UUCP>, kevinr@tandem.UUCP (4325) writes:
>> In article <163@tsdiag.UUCP>, dennisb@tsdiag.UUCP writes:
>
>> >  I have read alot about the famous Ping feature of TRP/IP  and its ability
>
>The IEEE Logical Link Control Layer (IEEE 802.2, ISO ???), the upper end of the
>link layer, has an XID packet type which is echoed by the receiver.  It can
>also provide information about the capabilities of the receiver.
>
>Does PING really use TCP?  That seems excessive.

You can also use an LLC Test message.
This allows you to check the destination with a data packet to measure transit delay.



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