From: Glen Holcomb <damnbigman@...>
Date: 2008-09-19T05:09:24+09:00
Subject: Reliable ping method from Windows?

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Is there a reliable "Ruby" method for pinging/checking whether hosts are up?

I have been using Net::PingExternal as I'm pinging Windows machines and not
all of them have port 7 open.  However when I try to check 900 or so
machines I get a SocketError after a while.  It complains that there is no
such service echo/tcp.  When I try similar code in irb I get the socket
error after a few minutes then if I try the loop again I get the socket
error immediately.

I've tried a generic ICMP packet but that doesn't work under Windows with
the standard Ruby build and I don't have the tools/time to build it my self
under Windows.

-- 
"Hey brother Christian with your high and mighty errand, Your actions speak
so loud, I can't hear a word you're saying."

-Greg Graffin (Bad Religion)

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