Synopsis:
   ping <nickname|channel>

Description:
   PING is used to determine (roughly) how long messages from your side of
   the network to the recipient's take to arrive.  In a sense, it allows
   you to measure how fast or slow the network is relative to you. The
   accuracy of the ping can be changed with /set ping_type.
        0 just in seconds.
        1 in seconds and millisecs.
        2 use echo instead of ping

Examples:
   To see how far away your friend booya is from you:
      /ping booya