From: Daniel Berger <djberg96@...>
Date: 2008-08-08T22:33:45+09:00
Subject: Re: rb_sys_fail(socket(2)) - errno == 0



On Aug 5, 12:15 pm, "Glen Holcomb" <damnbig...@gmail.com> wrote:
> That is the error message I get when I try either of these methods for
> creating an ICMP packet:
>
> socket = Socket.new(Socket::PF_INET, Socket::SOCK_RAW, Socket::IPPROTO_ICMP)
>
> or
>
> with net-ping
>
> icmp = Ping::ICMP.new('machine_name')
>
> icmp.ping?
>
> I am on Windows XP.  The account I'm logged in as has local administrator
> rights.
>
> What I'm trying to do is check to see if a system is up before I try and
> make a WIN32OLE connection to it as they take forever to time-out

It's a busted socket.so in the one click installer I'm afraid (who, in
turn, get it from the core team).

See http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=detail&group_id=167&aid=9438&atid=715
for more information.

Works fine when I use a version of Ruby built with VC++ 8.

Regards,

Dan