One ping....one ping only. [-q] [-v] [-R]

[Sdashiki]

How many people hear the word ping and automatically say:

One ping. One Ping only.

or something like that?

(its from The Hunt for Red October)

do these same people know what:

[-q] [-v] [-R]

means?

 

[iBlue]

HAHA funny, actually yes I do think of that when I hear/see "ping". (and I hear it with his horrible impression of a Russian accent too. Sean Connery is awesome though either way, lucky for him)

no idea what the [-q] [-v] [-R] is though. (something with Sonar?)

 

[floriflee]

Me, too!!

*especially since the hubby recently found the DVD in the $5 bin and we watched it last week*

 

[Queso]

type "man ping" into a Terminal window for an explanation of all options

And I've never seen "The Hunt for Red October", so no on the other thing.

 

[yellow]

I don't understand the point of conflicting flags. -q typically implies 'quiet output', which directly conflicts with -v which is typically 'verbose output'. -R basically turns ping into traceroute. But no, even though I watched THFRO just this last weekend for the umpteenth time, I was using ping long before that movie came out, so I don't think of that when I think ping.

 

[nbs2]

Well, what else would you do if you wanted to verify distance to target?

 

[yellow]

True..

This is not optimal for war or espionage.

 

[beatsme]

and I hear it with his horrible impression of a Russian accent too

he was doing an accent, you thought? I kinda figured he was just speaking with his regular voice...I guess I didn't catch it...

 

[sushi]

True..

This is not optimal for war or espionage.

Especially when you are underwater!

 

[R.Youden]

When ever I hear a ping I think of the birth on Monty Python and the Meaning of Life, or am I missing something here?

 

[Sdashiki]

:thick connery accent:

one ping...

one ping only.....

hold on the -ly part and you got it!

 

[xsedrinam]

Meh, ping has always made me think of golf.

 

[Queso]

When ever I hear a ping I think of the birth on Monty Python and the Meaning of Life, or am I missing something here?

And the most expensive machine in the hospital in case the administrator comes

Wait, they had two Macs?

 

[SpookTheHamster]

"Aah! I see you have the machine that goes 'ping'. This is my favourite. You see, we lease this back from the company we sold it to, and that way, it comes under the monthly current budget and not the capital account."

 

[Queso]

"Aah! I see you have the machine that goes 'ping'. This is my favourite. You see, we lease this back from the company we sold it to, and that way, it comes under the monthly current budget and not the capital account."

**round of applause**

 

[takao]

since the name of the PC networking ping is actually coming from the sonar "ping" the analogy is quite obvious

but i don't use the phrase