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Ping ActiveSocket check

You can use any of the Powershell programs below in ActiveXperts Network Monitor. Click here for an explanation about how to include scripts in ActiveXperts Network Monitor.

Example

#################################################################################
# ActiveXperts Network Monitor PowerShell script, © ActiveXperts Software B.V.
# For more information about ActiveXperts Network Monitor, visit the ActiveXperts 
# Network Monitor web site at http://www.activexperts.com
#################################################################################
# Script:
#     Ping-axsocket.ps1
# Description:
#     Ping a remote host. Ping is based on ActiveXperts ActiveSocket
# Parameters:
#     1) strHost  - Hostname or IP address of the computer you want to ping
#     2) nMaxTimeOut - Timeout in milliseconds
# Usage:
#     .\Ping-axsocket.ps1 "" Timeout_MSecs
# Sample:
#     .\Ping-axsocket.ps1 "www.activexperts.com" 160
#################################################################################

# Parameters
param
  (
    [string]$strHost,
    [int]$numMaxTimeOut
  )

cls

# Check parameters input
if( $strHost -eq "" -or $numMaxTimeOut -eq "" )
  {
    $res = "UNCERTAIN: Invalid number of parameters - Usage: .\ping-axsocket.ps1  Timeout_MSecs"
    echo $res
    exit
  }

# Create ICMP object
$objIcmp = new-object -comobject ActiveXperts.Icmp
if( $objIcmp -eq $null )
  {
    $res = "UNCERTAIN: Failed to load ActiveXperts.Icmp"
    echo $res
    exit
  }

# Ping - Maximum. timeout: 3000 ms
$objIcmp.Ping( $strHost, 3000 )   
if( $objIcmp.LastError -ne 0 )
  {
    $res = "UNCERTAIN: " + $objIcmp.GetErrorDescription( $objIcmp.LastError )
    echo $res
    exit
  }

# Check duration
if( $objIcmp.LastDuration -gt $numMaxTimeOut ) 
  {
    $res = "ERROR: Request from [" + $strHost + "] timed out, time=[" + $objIcmp.LastDuration + "ms] (>" + $numMaxTimeOut + "ms) DATA:" + $objIcmp.LastDuration
    echo $res
    exit
  }

$res  = "SUCCESS: Reply from " + $strHost + ", time=[" + $objIcmp.LastDuration + "ms], TTL=[" + $objIcmp.LastTTL + "] DATA:" + $objIcmp.LastDuration
echo $res
exit