Only display the countermeasures message if the -v flag is used. --- ping_common.c.orig 2007-11-27 01:57:27.000000000 +0100 +++ ping_common.c 2008-05-21 13:54:46.000000000 +0200 @@ -663,7 +663,8 @@ tvsub(tv, &tmp_tv); triptime = tv->tv_sec * 1000000 + tv->tv_usec; if (triptime < 0) { - fprintf(stderr, "Warning: time of day goes back (%ldus), taking countermeasures.\n", triptime); + if (options & F_VERBOSE) + fprintf(stderr, "Warning: time of day goes back (%ldus), taking countermeasures.\n", triptime); triptime = 0; if (!(options & F_LATENCY)) { gettimeofday(tv, NULL);