Ping IP

[Jumpercables]

How can I PING an IP Address to see if gets a response back, and maybe evaluate packet loss, etc.

I am trying to do the same thing as in a dos prompt ping 192.168.1.1

[conipto]

The way I've seen others do it, is to use that same ping you're talking about, with IO redirection, and read the data. There is a post by Gigemboy in the .NET codebank on redirecting I/O that you might find usefull.

Bill

[Cyberskull]

Here's a class I use for pinging:

Option Explicit On 

Imports System
Imports System.Net
Imports System.Net.Sockets

Public Class clsPing

    Public Structure stcError
        Dim Number As Integer
        Dim Description As String
    End Structure

    Private Const PING_ERROR_BASE As Long = &H8000

    Public Const PING_SUCCESS As Long = 0
    Public Const PING_ERROR As Long = (-1)
    Public Const PING_ERROR_HOST_NOT_FOUND As Long = PING_ERROR_BASE + 1
    Public Const PING_ERROR_SOCKET_DIDNT_SEND As Long = PING_ERROR_BASE + 2
    Public Const PING_ERROR_HOST_NOT_RESPONDING As Long = PING_ERROR_BASE + 3
    Public Const PING_ERROR_TIME_OUT As Long = PING_ERROR_BASE + 4

    Private Const ICMP_ECHO As Integer = 8
    Private Const SOCKET_ERROR As Integer = -1

    Private udtError As stcError

    Private Const intPortICMP As Integer = 7
    Private Const intBufferHeaderSize As Integer = 8
    Private Const intPackageHeaderSize As Integer = 28

    Private byteDataSize As Byte
    Private lngTimeOut As Long
    Private ipheLocalHost As System.Net.IPHostEntry
    Private ipheHost As System.Net.IPHostEntry

    Public Property TimeOut() As Long
        Get
            Return lngTimeOut
        End Get
        Set(ByVal Value As Long)
            lngTimeOut = Value
        End Set
    End Property

    Public Property DataSize() As Byte
        Get
            Return byteDataSize
        End Get
        Set(ByVal Value As Byte)
            byteDataSize = Value
        End Set
    End Property

    Public ReadOnly Property Identifier() As Byte
        Get
            Return 0
        End Get
    End Property

    Public ReadOnly Property Sequence() As Byte
        Get
            Return 0
        End Get
    End Property

    Public ReadOnly Property LocalHost() As System.Net.IPHostEntry
        Get
            Return ipheLocalHost
        End Get
    End Property

    Public Property Host() As Object
        Get
            Return ipheHost
        End Get
        Set(ByVal Value As Object)
            If (Value.GetType.ToString.ToLower = "system.string") Then
                '*
                '* Find the Host's IP address
                '*
                Try
                    ipheHost = System.Net.Dns.GetHostByName(Value)
                Catch
                    ipheHost = Nothing
                    udtError.Number = PING_ERROR_HOST_NOT_FOUND
                    udtError.Description = "Host " & Value & " not found."
                End Try
            ElseIf (Value.GetType.ToString.ToLower = "system.net.iphostentry") Then
                ipheHost = (Value)
            Else
                ipheHost = Nothing
            End If
        End Set
    End Property


    Public Sub New()

        byteDataSize = 32
        lngTimeOut = 500
        udtError = New stcError


        ipheLocalHost = System.Net.Dns.GetHostByName(System.Net.Dns.GetHostName())


        ipheHost = Nothing

    End Sub

   
    Public Function Ping() As Long

        Dim intCount As Integer
        Dim aReplyBuffer(255) As Byte

        Dim intNBytes As Integer = 0

        Dim intEnd As Integer
        Dim intStart As Integer

        Dim epFrom As System.Net.EndPoint
        Dim epServer As System.Net.EndPoint
        Dim ipepServer As System.Net.IPEndPoint

        ipepServer = New System.Net.IPEndPoint(ipheHost.AddressList(0), 0)
        epServer = CType(ipepServer, System.Net.EndPoint)

        epFrom = New System.Net.IPEndPoint(ipheLocalHost.AddressList(0), 0)


        DataSize = Convert.ToByte(DataSize + intBufferHeaderSize)

        If (DataSize Mod 2 = 1) Then
            DataSize += Convert.ToByte(1)
        End If
        Dim aRequestBuffer(DataSize - 1) As Byte

       
        '*

        '*
        '* Set Type Field
        '*
        aRequestBuffer(0) = Convert.ToByte(8) ' ECHO Request

        '*
        '* Set ID field
        '*
        BitConverter.GetBytes(Identifier).CopyTo(aRequestBuffer, 4)

        '*
        '* Set Sequence
        '*
        BitConverter.GetBytes(Sequence).CopyTo(aRequestBuffer, 6)

        '*
        '* Load some data into buffer
        '*
        Dim i As Integer
        For i = 8 To DataSize - 1
            aRequestBuffer(i) = Convert.ToByte(i Mod 8)
        Next i

        '*
        '* Calculate Checksum
        '*
        Call CreateChecksum(aRequestBuffer, DataSize, aRequestBuffer(2), aRequestBuffer(3))


        '*
        '* Try send the packet
        '*
        Try
            '*
            '* Create the socket
            '*
            Dim sckSocket As New System.Net.Sockets.Socket( _
                                            Net.Sockets.AddressFamily.InterNetwork, _
                                            Net.Sockets.SocketType.Raw, _
                                            Net.Sockets.ProtocolType.Icmp)
            sckSocket.Blocking = True

            '*
            '* Sends Package
            '*
            sckSocket.SendTo(aRequestBuffer, 0, DataSize, SocketFlags.None, ipepServer)

            '*
            '* Records the Start Time, after sending the Echo Request
            '*
            intStart = System.Environment.TickCount

            '*
            '* Waits for response
            '*
            Do
                'Application.DoEvents()
                intNBytes = sckSocket.ReceiveFrom(aReplyBuffer, SocketFlags.None, epServer)
            Loop Until (intNBytes > 0) Or ((System.Environment.TickCount - intStart) > TimeOut)

            '*
            '* Check to see if the TimeOut was hit
            '*
            If ((System.Environment.TickCount - intStart) > 1000) Then
                udtError.Number = PING_ERROR_TIME_OUT
                udtError.Description = "Time Out"
                Return (PING_ERROR)
            End If

            '*
            '* Records End Time
            '*
            intEnd = System.Environment.TickCount

            If (intNBytes > 0) Then
                '*
                '* Informs on GetLastError the state of the server
                '*
                udtError.Number = (aReplyBuffer(19) * &H100) + aReplyBuffer(20)
                Select Case aReplyBuffer(20)
                    Case 0 : udtError.Description = "Success"
                    Case 1 : udtError.Description = "Buffer too Small"
                    Case 2 : udtError.Description = "Destination Unreahable"
                    Case 3 : udtError.Description = "Dest Host Not Reachable"
                    Case 4 : udtError.Description = "Dest Protocol Not Reachable"
                    Case 5 : udtError.Description = "Dest Port Not Reachable"
                    Case 6 : udtError.Description = "No Resources Available"
                    Case 7 : udtError.Description = "Bad Option"
                    Case 8 : udtError.Description = "Hardware Error"
                    Case 9 : udtError.Description = "Packet too Big"
                    Case 10 : udtError.Description = "Reqested Timed Out"
                    Case 11 : udtError.Description = "Bad Request"
                    Case 12 : udtError.Description = "Bad Route"
                    Case 13 : udtError.Description = "TTL Exprd In Transit"
                    Case 14 : udtError.Description = "TTL Exprd Reassemb"
                    Case 15 : udtError.Description = "Parameter Problem"
                    Case 16 : udtError.Description = "Source Quench"
                    Case 17 : udtError.Description = "Option too Big"
                    Case 18 : udtError.Description = "Bad Destination"
                    Case 19 : udtError.Description = "Address Deleted"
                    Case 20 : udtError.Description = "Spec MTU Change"
                    Case 21 : udtError.Description = "MTU Change"
                    Case 22 : udtError.Description = "Unload"
                    Case Else : udtError.Description = "General Failure"
                End Select
            End If

            Return (intEnd - intStart)
        Catch oExcept As Exception
            '
        End Try

    End Function

    Public Function GetLastError() As stcError
        Return udtError
    End Function

    ' ICMP requires a checksum that is the one's
    ' complement of the one's complement sum of
    ' all the 16-bit values in the data in the
    ' buffer.
    ' Use this procedure to load the Checksum
    ' field of the buffer.
    ' The Checksum Field (hi and lo bytes) must be
    ' zero before calling this procedure.
    Private Sub CreateChecksum(ByRef data() As Byte, ByVal Size As Integer, ByRef HiByte As Byte, ByRef LoByte As Byte)
        Dim i As Integer
        Dim chk As Integer = 0

        For i = 0 To Size - 1 Step 2
            chk += Convert.ToInt32(data(i) * &H100 + data(i + 1))
        Next

        chk = Convert.ToInt32((chk And &HFFFF&) + Fix(chk / &H10000&))
        chk += Convert.ToInt32(Fix(chk / &H10000&))
        chk = Not (chk)

        HiByte = Convert.ToByte((chk And &HFF00) / &H100)
        LoByte = Convert.ToByte(chk And &HFF)
    End Sub

End Class

[gigemboy]

There is a post by Gigemboy in the .NET codebank on redirecting I/O that you might find usefull.
Bill

Check my sig for "Automate Command Prompt and Redirect Output to Application"

If you are using 2005, also might check out My.Computer.Network.Ping...

[Jumpercables]

I am using 2005, and I will check out your suggestions thanks

[gep13]

Hello

Since you are using 2005, have a look here, very useful tutorial on pinging lots of machines and checking for responses.

Hope this helps.

Gary