From: Panther <saspurss@...>
Date: 2003-01-29T13:44:45+09:00
Subject: Re: ping with ruby

Ok script is ok if I use Net::PingExternal.new.
When ip address that I put is live script is ok, but when I put into
script a ip address wrong I don't know how to set a timeout.
I put timeout: 
pe = Net::PingExternal.new("192.168.1.2", timeout="3")
but it don't go, ping go go and I don't know how I can stop it. How to set
a timeout, so I have a string that say me (ip address is not valid or I
can't connect to it!!).
TCP ping unsuccessful: Connection refused - "connect(2)"
UDP ping unsuccessful: Connection refused - "recvfrom(2)"
TCP adn UDP say me that are not connect but PingExternal is ok. Isn't
strange ??? 
Thank you