diff --git a/net/ping.c b/net/ping.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0957df28d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/ping.c
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+#include <common.h>
+#include <command.h>
+#include <clock.h>
+#include <net.h>
+
+static ushort PingSeqNo;
+
+int PingSend(void)
+{
+	static uchar mac[6];
+	volatile IP_t *ip;
+	volatile ushort *s;
+	uchar *pkt;
+
+	/* XXX always send arp request */
+
+	memcpy(mac, NetEtherNullAddr, 6);
+
+#ifdef ET_DEBUG
+	printf("sending ARP for %08lx\n", NetPingIP);
+#endif
+
+	NetArpWaitPacketIP = NetPingIP;
+	NetArpWaitPacketMAC = mac;
+
+	pkt = NetArpWaitTxPacket;
+	pkt += NetSetEther(pkt, mac, PROT_IP);
+
+	ip = (volatile IP_t *)pkt;
+
+	/*
+	 *	Construct an IP and ICMP header.  (need to set no fragment bit - XXX)
+	 */
+	ip->ip_hl_v  = 0x45;		/* IP_HDR_SIZE / 4 (not including UDP) */
+	ip->ip_tos   = 0;
+	ip->ip_len   = htons(IP_HDR_SIZE_NO_UDP + 8);
+	ip->ip_id    = htons(NetIPID++);
+	ip->ip_off   = htons(0x4000);	/* No fragmentation */
+	ip->ip_ttl   = 255;
+	ip->ip_p     = 0x01;		/* ICMP */
+	ip->ip_sum   = 0;
+	NetCopyIP((void*)&ip->ip_src, &NetOurIP); /* already in network byte order */
+	NetCopyIP((void*)&ip->ip_dst, &NetPingIP);	   /* - "" - */
+	ip->ip_sum   = ~NetCksum((uchar *)ip, IP_HDR_SIZE_NO_UDP / 2);
+
+	s = &ip->udp_src;		/* XXX ICMP starts here */
+	s[0] = htons(0x0800);		/* echo-request, code */
+	s[1] = 0;			/* checksum */
+	s[2] = 0; 			/* identifier */
+	s[3] = htons(PingSeqNo++);	/* sequence number */
+	s[1] = ~NetCksum((uchar *)s, 8/2);
+
+	/* size of the waiting packet */
+	NetArpWaitTxPacketSize = (pkt - NetArpWaitTxPacket) + IP_HDR_SIZE_NO_UDP + 8;
+
+	/* and do the ARP request */
+	NetArpWaitTry = 1;
+	NetArpWaitTimerStart = get_time_ns();
+	ArpRequest();
+	return 1;	/* waiting */
+}
+
+static void
+PingTimeout (void)
+{
+	eth_halt();
+	NetState = NETLOOP_FAIL;	/* we did not get the reply */
+}
+
+static void
+PingHandler (uchar * pkt, unsigned dest, unsigned src, unsigned len)
+{
+	IPaddr_t tmp;
+	volatile IP_t *ip = (volatile IP_t *)pkt;
+
+	tmp = NetReadIP((void *)&ip->ip_src);
+	if (tmp != NetPingIP)
+		return;
+
+	NetState = NETLOOP_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void PingStart(void)
+{
+	NetSetTimeout (10 * SECOND, PingTimeout);
+	NetSetHandler (PingHandler);
+
+	PingSend();
+}
+
+int do_ping (cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	if (argc < 2)
+		return -1;
+
+	NetPingIP = string_to_ip(argv[1]);
+	if (NetPingIP == 0) {
+		printf ("Usage:\n%s\n", cmdtp->usage);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (NetLoop(PING) < 0) {
+		printf("ping failed; host %s is not alive\n", argv[1]);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	printf("host %s is alive\n", argv[1]);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+U_BOOT_CMD(
+	ping,	2,	1,	do_ping,
+	"ping\t- send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network host\n",
+	"pingAddress\n"
+);