[root@orpheus jonathan]# perl -e 'use Net::Ping; $p = Net::Ping->new();' [root@orpheus jonathan]# mv /etc/protocols /etc/protocols.bak [root@orpheus jonathan]# perl -e 'use Net::Ping; $p = Net::Ping->new();' Can't get tcp protocol by name at -e line 1 [root@orpheus jonathan]#