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The NPING command sends an echo request to the specified target via the
Netrom network. If the target understands the protocol it will return
a reply, allowing the number of hops and the round trip time to be
estimated. It is mainly of use as a network diagnostic.

   Syntax: NP[ing] <callsign | alias> [bytes [secs]] 

   Examples: NP GB7GC          Ping once with 0 byte payload.
             NP GLOS 100       Ping once with 100 byte payload.
             NP GLOS 50 30     Ping every 30 secs with 50 byte payload.

If no reply is received, either the target doesn't understand the
protocol, or is currently unreachable, or the ping was "lost" in
transit.
