1L2PING(1) Linux System Administration L2PING(1)
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6 l2ping - Send L2CAP echo request and receive answer
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9 l2ping [-i <hciX>] [-s size] [-c count] [-t timeout] [-f] [-r] bd_addr
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17 L2ping sends a L2CAP echo request to the Bluetooth MAC address bd_addr
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22 The command is applied to device hciX , which must be the name
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36 -f Kind of flood ping. Use with care! It reduces the delay time
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39 -r Reverse ping (gnip?). Send echo response instead of echo
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43 The Bluetooth MAC address to be pinged in dotted hex notation
44 like 01:02:03:ab:cd:ef or 01:EF:cd:aB:02:03
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47 Written by Maxim Krasnyansky <maxk@qualcomm.com> and Marcel Holtmann
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50 man page by Nils Faerber <nils@kernelconcepts.de>, Adam Laurie
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55BlueZ Jan 22 2002 L2PING(1)