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Ping (WMI) 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-wmi.ps1
# Description:
#      Ping a remote host.
# Parameters:
#      1) strComputer (string)  - Hostname or IP address of the computer you want to monitor
# Usage:
#      .\Ping-wmi.ps1 ""
# Sample:
#      .\Ping-wmi.ps1 "localhost"
#################################################################################

# Parameters
param
  (
    [string]$strHost
  )

cls

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


#################################################################################
# THE SCRIPT ITSELF
#################################################################################

$objPing = Gwmi Win32_PingStatus -Filter "Address ='$strHost'" | Select-Object StatusCode 
if( $objPing -eq $null )
  {
    $res = "UNCERTAIN: Failed to execute Ping"
    echo $res
    exit
  }

#Check if the ping was successfull or not
if( $objPing.StatusCode -ne 0 )
  { 
    $res = "ERROR: Destination host (" + $strHost + ") unreachble" 
    echo $res
    exit
  }

$res = "SUCCESS: Ping to (" + $strHost + ") was successfull" 
echo $res