Ping

Function:

Pings a remote computer.

Syntax:

Ping "<remote IP address or host name>" "<number of times to ping>"

Example:

Ping "www.transoft.com" "4"

Log "ReceivedBytes: %%Ping.ReceivedBytes%%"
Log "TTL: %%Ping.TTL%%"
Log "Time: %%Ping.Time%%"
Log "ErrorID: %%Ping.ErrorID%%"
Log "ErrorString: %%Ping.ErrorString%%"

; Allow 2 lost packets
if %%Ping.numErrors%% < 3
Log "No errors"
else
Log "Errors: %%Ping.NumErrors%%"
endif

Note:

The example shows how to use the variables which are set by the 'Ping' command. The following variables contain the values of the last ping:
Ping.ReceivedBytes – Number of bytes received
Ping.TTL   – Time To Live
Ping.Time  – Response time
Ping.ErrorID  – Error code, e.g. 11010
Ping.ErrorString  – Error string, e.g. 'Request timed out'

The following variable contains the number of errors encountered during pinging:
Ping.NumErrors