fping is a ping like program which uses the Internet Control Message Protocol\\ (ICMP) echo request to determine if a target host is responding. fping\\ differs from ping in that you can specify any number of targets on the command\\ line, or specify a file containing the lists of targets to ping. Instead of\\ sending to one target until it times out or replies, fping will send out a\\ ping packet and move on to the next target in a round-robin fashion.\\ \\