#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: iso-8859-1 -*-
'''ping.py
ping.py uses the ICMP protocol's mandatory
ECHO_REQUEST
datagram to elicit an ICMP ECHO_RESPONSE from a
host or gateway.
Copyright (C) 2004 - Lars Strand <lars strand at
gnist org>;
This program is free software; you can redistribute it
and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
License
as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
version 2
of the License, or (at your option) any later
version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be
useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
See the
GNU General Public License for