Script to ping a host and if host replies script should exit.

Gurus,

I am trying to write a script which will ping a host, and if the remote host
replies, the script will exit. Any thoughts? This could be either batch or
VBS.

--
Spin

"Spin" <> wrote in message
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> Gurus,
>
> I am trying to write a script which will ping a host, and if the remote
> host replies, the script will exit. Any thoughts? This could be either
> batch or VBS.
>
> --
> Spin

Try this batch file:
@echo off
ping SomeHost | find /i "bytes=" && goto :eof

@echo off
ping -n 1 <MachineName>
if %errorlevel% equ 0 goto :eof

"Spin" wrote:

> Gurus,
>
> I am trying to write a script which will ping a host, and if the remote host
> replies, the script will exit. Any thoughts? This could be either batch or
> VBS.
>
> --
> Spin
>
>

???

"J Ford" <> wrote in message
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> @echo off
> ping -n 1 <MachineName>
> if %errorlevel% equ 0 goto :eof
>
> "Spin" wrote:
>
>> Gurus,
>>
>> I am trying to write a script which will ping a host, and if the remote
>> host
>> replies, the script will exit. Any thoughts? This could be either batch
>> or
>> VBS.
>>
>> --
>> Spin
>>
>>

ping it once, if its successful goto eof

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> ???
>
> "J Ford" <> wrote in message
> news:5053BE14-5F5F-474B-8841-...
> > @echo off
> > ping -n 1 <MachineName>
> > if %errorlevel% equ 0 goto :eof
> >
> > "Spin" wrote:
> >
> >> Gurus,
> >>
> >> I am trying to write a script which will ping a host, and if the remote
> >> host
> >> replies, the script will exit. Any thoughts? This could be either batch
> >> or
> >> VBS.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Spin
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

"J Ford" <> wrote in message
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> ping it once, if its successful goto eof
>

Yes, I know this, seeing that your reply is a long-hand
copy of my own suggestion.

Same posting level... didn't look at yours before I typed mine.

On a side note, I do enjoy your posts because they are more batch specific.

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "J Ford" <> wrote in message
> news:8B6869B0-348B-406F-9AAE-...
> > ping it once, if its successful goto eof
> >
>
> Yes, I know this, seeing that your reply is a long-hand
> copy of my own suggestion.
>
>
>

ping SomeHost | find /i "bytes=" && goto :eof

doesn't work too well. If the 'SomeHost' is un-reachable, I need the script
to proceed to the next line and execute a certain command. If 'SomeHost' is
successfully reachable, only then do I need it to go to :eof. Currently,
just goes to :eof regardless of whether or not 'SomeHost' is reachable.

"Spin" <> wrote in message
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> ping SomeHost | find /i "bytes=" && goto :eof
>
> doesn't work too well. If the 'SomeHost' is un-reachable, I need the
> script to proceed to the next line and execute a certain command. If
> 'SomeHost' is successfully reachable, only then do I need it to go to
> :eof. Currently, just goes to :eof regardless of whether or not
> 'SomeHost' is reachable.

The batch file
@echo off
ping SomeHost | find /i "bytes=" && goto :eof
echo Not found!

will generate the console message "Not found" when
SomeHost is not reachable. I think you have a typing
error in your own command.

Use Win32_PingStatus WMI class

//JScript
var objLocalWMI = GetObject("Winmgmts:");
var enumPingStatus = new Enumerator(objLocalWMI.ExecQuery("Select StatusCode
from Win32_PingStatus Where Address='192.168.1.1'"));
if(enumPingStatus.item().StatusCode == 0)
{
WScript.Echo("It's allright");
WScript.Quit();
}
else
{
WScript.Echo("Host is unreachable");
....
//to do something....
....
}

'VBScript
Set objLocalWMI = GetObject("Winmgmts:")
Set colItems = objLocalWMI.ExecQuery("Select StatusCode from
Win32_PingStatus Where Address='192.168.1.1'",,48)
For Each objItem In colItems
If objItem.StatusCode = 0 Then
WScript.Echo "It's allright"
WScript.Quit
Else
WScript.Echo "Host is unreachable"
...
'to do something
..
End If
Next


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> Gurus,
>
> I am trying to write a script which will ping a host, and if the remote
> host replies, the script will exit. Any thoughts? This could be either
> batch or VBS.
>
> --
> Spin