Ping .NET Component

Use the Ping component to integrate Ping functionality into any .NET application, allowing your application to easily check if a host is reachable by sending and receiving ICMP packets. Features include:

Easy-to-use Send method sends a ping to a host.
Send a "default" ping, or send a ping while specifying optional data, sequence number, and TTL.
Server Response is encaspulated in an EchoResult object, providing easy access to all aspects of a ping response.
PingType property allows you to ping using ICMP, UDP, or TCP. This is helpful in circumventing firewalls and allows pinging in ANY environment (whereas some environments limit the sending of ICMP packets).
Ping hosts synchronously or asynchronously.
Design-time editor assists in protocol testing.
C# and VB.NET sample projects are included.
Integrates with all versions of Visual Studio and supports C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, Delphi 8, C# Builder, and other .NET compliant development environments.
Includes a royalty-free license!

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Interface

Public Constructors
Ping	Overloaded. Initialize a new instance of the Ping class.
Public Properties
DoEvents	Gets or sets a value that controls the processing of events during blocking method calls.
Editor	In Visual Studio.NET, displays an interactive form to use to test real time protocol operations.
PingType	Gets or sets whether the Ping sent is an ICMP packet, a UDP packet, or a TCP connection attempt.
Tag	Gets or sets an object reference that can be used to associate this instance with any other.
Timeout	Specifies the maximum number of milliseconds to wait for responses to commands or time between data buffer transfers.
Public Methods
BeginSend	Overloaded. Asynchronously determine if a host is reachable, specifying a TTL, sequence number, and additional data to send.
Send	Overloaded. Determine if a host is reachable, specifying a TTL, sequence number, and additional data to send.
Public Events
EndSend	Raised when the Ping.BeginSend request completes.

Code Example

How easy is the Ping component to use? Check out the following example, which demonstrates pinging a remote host.

VB.NET Example
' Ping the host.
Dim er as EchoResult = Ping1.Send("www.dart.com")

' EchoResult er describes the ping. Display properties of the EchoResult.
Debug.WriteLine("Reply from " + er.RemoteAddress)
Debug.WriteLine("Bytes " + er.Data.Length)
Debug.WriteLine("Time " + er.ResponseTime)
Debug.WriteLine("TTL " + er.TTL)

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