INET_Ping

Description

Send ICMP data to a remote machine returning result in a form of multiple info inside a string.

Syntax

s = INET_Ping(NameOrIp, msTimeOut, DataToSend [, InfoIDToReturn] )

Returns

String.

Parameters

Name	Type	Optional	Meaning
NameOrIp	String	No	Name or IP of the remote machine
msTimeOut	Number	No	Timeout in milli secs
DataToSend	String	No	Data to be sent, usually a 32 byte string
InfoIDToReturn	Number	Yes	Returned string contains multiple information separated by $TAB char. If not all info are needed, use this optional parameter to indicate what info to return. InfoIDToReturn is a value between 1 to 3. See below table for the possible InfoID.

Remarks

If no InfoIDToReturn is specified, function returns a string contains multiple information separated by $TAB char. Information are the following:

InfoID	Name	Meaning
1	RTT	Time in milliseconds to ping the host
2	ErroCode	Error code. Zero means no error
3	ErrorDescription	Error description in case Erro code is not zero

Restrictions