I too have been trying to devise something similar that would ping our
routers
and systems and page me if the ping fails. If there is anything out
there like that, please let me know also.

Thanks.

Rick Clark
Senior Analyst
WW&R
Cleveland, Ohio


SCOTT LINDHOLM wrote:
>
> Hello listers,
>
> I am trying to test the IP addresses in my HOSTS.NET.SYS file.  I wrote
> a command file which reads the HOSTS file, pings the address and writes
> the address to an error file.  I am looking for a way to determine if
> the ping was successful.  I thought there would be a variable which
> would tell me but I cannot find one.  Does anybody know of one?  Is
> there an easier way?  Please reply to my personal email address.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott Lindholm
>
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