diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodeping b/confluent_client/bin/nodeping
index 94fca0ab..b9c45340 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodeping
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodeping
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def run():
     argparser.add_option('-f', '-c', '--count', type='int', default=168,
                          help='Number of commands to run at a time')
     argparser.add_option('-s', '--substitutename',
-                         help='Use a different name other than the nodename for ping')
+                         help='Use a different name other than the nodename for ping, with {}, it is the entire name evaluated as an expression, otherwise it is used as a suffix')
     # among other things, FD_SETSIZE limits.  Besides, spawning too many
     # processes can be unkind for the unaware on memory pressure and such...
     (options, args) = argparser.parse_args()
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ def run():
             cmdv = ['ping', '-c', '1', '-W', '1', pingnode]
             if currprocs < concurrentprocs:
                 currprocs += 1
-                run_cmdv(node, cmdv, all, pipedesc)
+                run_cmdv(pingnode, cmdv, all, pipedesc)
             else:
-                pendingexecs.append((node, cmdv))
+                pendingexecs.append((pingnode, cmdv))
     if not all or exitcode:
         sys.exit(exitcode)
     rdy, _, _ = select.select(all, [], [], 10)
diff --git a/confluent_client/doc/man/nodeping.ronn b/confluent_client/doc/man/nodeping.ronn
index 3a1a6a37..ec49778a 100644
--- a/confluent_client/doc/man/nodeping.ronn
+++ b/confluent_client/doc/man/nodeping.ronn
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ It can also be used with the `-s` flag to change the ping location to something
 * `-h`, `--help`:  
   Show help message and exit      
 * `-s` SUBSTITUTENAME, --substitutename=SUBSTITUTENAME  
-                        Use a different name other than the nodename for ping  
+  Use a different name other than the nodename for ping. This may be a 
+  expression, such as {bmc} or, if no { character is present, it is treated as a suffix.  -s -eth1 would make n1 become n1-eth1, for example. 
+
    
 ## EXAMPLES
  * Pinging a node :  
@@ -31,6 +33,13 @@ It can also be used with the `-s` flag to change the ping location to something
   `# nodeping -s {bmc} <noderange>`  
   ` Node-bmc : ping`  
 
+* Pinging by specifying a suffix:
+  `# nodeping d1-d4 -s -eth1`  
+  `d2-eth1: no_ping`  
+  `d1-eth1: no_ping`  
+  `d3-eth1: no_ping`  
+  `d4-eth1: no_ping`  
+
 * Fail to ping node:  
   `# nodeping <node>`  
   `node : no_ping`