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module

Ping

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Module deprecated or moved

This module is deprecated or moved on the latest stable version. The last existing version (v1_8_7_330) is shown here.

Ping contains routines to test for the reachability of remote hosts. Currently the only routine implemented is pingecho().

Ping.pingecho uses a TCP echo (not an ICMP echo) to determine if the remote host is reachable. This is usually adequate to tell that a remote host is available to telnet, ftp, or ssh to.

Warning: Ping.pingecho may block for a long time if DNS resolution is slow. Requiring ‘resolv-replace’ allows non-blocking name resolution.

Usage:

require 'ping'

puts "'jimmy' is alive and kicking" if Ping.pingecho('jimmy', 10)

Files

  • lib/ping.rb