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Old 04-27-2008
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Code:
ping -c 1 otherhost | while read inpt; do
  date +"%I:%M:%S %p <-> $input"
done
The -c 1 restricts this to one ping packet; if you want it to keep going, then certainly, just take out the "-c 1".