l2ping

NAME

l2ping - Send L2CAP echo request and receive answer

SYNOPSIS

l2ping [-i R <hciX> ] [-s R size ] [-c R count ] [-t R timeout ] [-f] [-r] bd_addr

DESCRIPTION

bd_addr

DESCRIPTION

L2ping sends a L2CAP echo request to the Bluetooth MAC address bd_addr given in dotted hex notation.

OPTIONS

I -i <hciX>
The command is applied to device I hciX , which must be the name of an installed Bluetooth device (X = 0, 1, 2, ...) If not specified, the command will be sent to the first available Bluetooth device.
I -s size
The size of the data packets to be sent.
I -c count
Send count number of packets then exit.
I -t timeout
Wait timeout seconds for the response.
-f
Kind of flood ping. Use with care! It reduces the delay time between packets to 0.
-r
Reverse ping (gnip?). Send echo response instead of echo request.
bd_addr
The Bluetooth MAC address to be pinged in dotted hex notation like 01:02:03:ab:cd:ef or 01:EF:cd:aB:02:03

AUTHORS

Written by Maxim Krasnyansky <maxk@qualcomm.com> and Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
man page by Nils Faerber <nils@kernelconcepts.de>, Adam Laurie <adam@algroup.co.uk>.