com.act365.net.ping
Class Ping

java.lang.Object
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public class Ping

extends java.lang.Object

Implements the well-known ping network utility.

Constructor Summary

Ping(java.net.DatagramSocket socket, int transmitted)
Creates a Ping object to listen for ICMP messages.

Method Summary

void	interrupt() Interrupts the receive cycle.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Executes the Ping service.
void	receive() Listens for ICMP packets.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Ping

public Ping(java.net.DatagramSocket socket,
            int transmitted)

Creates a Ping object to listen for ICMP messages.

Method Detail

interrupt

public void interrupt()

Interrupts the receive cycle.

receive

public void receive()

Listens for ICMP packets.

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

Executes the Ping service. Usage: Ping -c count -s nbytes -p protocol -l localhost -t ttl hostname.

-c count (optional) defines the number of packets to be broadcast. By default, the broadcast will continue endlessly.

-s nbytes (optional) defines the number of bytes to appear in each packet. The default is 56.

-p protocol (optional) defines the socket protocol to be used. By default, ICMP will be used - the alternative is RawICMP.

-l localhost (optional) should be specified if the protocol has been set to RawICMP. The information will be used to construct the IP header.

-t ttl (optional) is the time-to-live to be used if the RawICMP protocol has been selected. The default is 64.

hostname define the remote host.