--- chan_mgcp.c.bak	2004-07-30 11:45:24.000000000 -0500
+++ chan_mgcp.c	2004-07-30 11:56:28.000000000 -0500
@@ -3075,6 +3075,9 @@
 		} 
         else if (!strcasecmp(ev, "T")) {
 			/* Digit timeout -- unimportant */
+	}
+        else if (!strcasecmp(ev, "ping")) {
+                        /* ping -- unimportant */
 		} else {
 			ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "Received unknown event '%s' from %s@%s\n", ev, p->name, p->parent->name);
 		}