The following is a demonstration of the icmpstat.d script,
Here we run it and catch an inbound ping,
2005 Jul 25 23:05:39,
STATISTIC VALUE
2005 Jul 25 23:05:40,
STATISTIC VALUE
icmpOutMsgs 1
icmpOutEchoReps 1
icmpInEchos 1
icmpInMsgs 1
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STATISTIC VALUE
^C
Files such as /usr/include/inet/mib2.h may explain each of the statistics.
The icmpstat.d is a simple demonstration of tracing ICMP activity. It may
serve as the starting point for other scripts.