pingmgmt.h File Reference

ICMP ping management. More...

#include <stdint.h>

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int	ping (const char *hostname, unsigned long timeout, size_t len, unsigned int count, int quiet)
	Ping a host. More...

Detailed Description

ICMP ping management.

Definition in file pingmgmt.h.

Function Documentation

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ping()

int ping	(	const char *	hostname,
		unsigned long	timeout,
		size_t	len,
		unsigned int	count,
		int	quiet
	)

Ping a host.

Parameters

hostname	Hostname
timeout	Timeout between pings, in ticks
len	Payload length
count	Number of packets to send (or zero for no limit)
quiet	Inhibit output

Return values

rc	Return status code

Definition at line 69 of file pingmgmt.c.

                                           {
        int rc;

        /* Create pinger */
        if ( ( rc = create_pinger ( &monojob, hostname, timeout, len, count,
                                    ( quiet ? NULL : ping_callback ) ) ) != 0 ){
                printf ( "Could not start ping: %s\n", strerror ( rc ) );
                return rc;
        }

        /* Wait for ping to complete */
        if ( ( rc = monojob_wait ( NULL, 0 ) ) != 0 ) {
                if ( ! quiet )
                        printf ( "Finished: %s\n", strerror ( rc ) );
                return rc;
        }

        return 0;
}

References count, create_pinger(), len, monojob, monojob_wait(), NULL, ping_callback(), printf(), rc, strerror(), and timeout().

Referenced by ping_close(), ping_deliver(), ping_demux(), ping_exec(), ping_open(), and ping_rx().