code:

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$junkfile = "%temp%\winscl.xxx"
del $junkfile

shell '%comspec% /c ping -n 2 216.239.33.100 > $junkfile'
$filehandle = FreeFileHandle ( )
If Open ($filehandle, $junkfile) = 0
   $line = ReadLine ($filehandle)
   While @Error = 0
      If InStr ($line, "Reply from")
         $replies = 1
      Endif
      $line = ReadLine ($filehandle)
   Loop
Endif
$null = Close ($filehandle)
del $junkfile

If $replies < 1
   ? "Server not responding at this time"
Else
   ? "The server is up"
Endif

get $
 

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code:

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$ip="0.0.1.1"
shell '%comspec% /c ping $ip | find "(0% loss)" >null'
if @error
  "could not ping"
else
  "ping succesfull"
endif
 

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quote:

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C:\WINNT\system32>ping 10.128.12.20

Pinging 10.128.12.20 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 10.128.12.20: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=125
Reply from 10.128.12.20: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=125
Reply from 10.128.12.20: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=125
Reply from 10.128.12.20: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=125

C:\WINNT\system32>

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quote:

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C:\WINNT\system32>ping 10.134.126.20

Pinging 10.134.126.20 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 10.63.4.133: TTL expired in transit.
Reply from 10.63.4.133: TTL expired in transit.
Reply from 10.63.4.133: TTL expired in transit.
Reply from 10.63.4.133: TTL expired in transit.

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As you might see there is in fact a TTL to be found but that doesn't mean that you get reply from the machine you pinged !

so 'TTL=' is it (for any MS OS you can imagine !)



{edit}Oh yeah ! 'Request timed out' is also nonsense :

quote:

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C:\WINNT\system32>ping xyz
Bad IP address xyz.

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would return 'reply'
{/edit}

[ 19. March 2003, 09:32: Message edited by: jpols ]