PowerShell/docs/ping-host.md
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The *ping-host.ps1* Script
===========================
This PowerShell script pings the given host.
Parameters
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```powershell
/home/markus/Repos/PowerShell/scripts/ping-host.ps1 [[-hostname] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
-hostname <String>
Specifies the hostname or IP address to ping (windows.com by default)
Required? false
Position? 1
Default value windows.com
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
Example
-------
```powershell
PS> ./ping-host.ps1 x.com
x.com is up and running (11ms latency).
```
Notes
-----
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
Related Links
-------------
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
Script Content
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```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Pings a host
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script pings the given host.
.PARAMETER hostname
Specifies the hostname or IP address to ping (windows.com by default)
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./ping-host.ps1 x.com
✅ x.com is up and running (11ms latency).
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$hostname = "windows.com")
function GetPingLatency([string]$hostname) {
$hostsArray = $hostname.Split(",")
$tasks = $hostsArray | foreach { (New-Object Net.NetworkInformation.Ping).SendPingAsync($_,1500) }
[Threading.Tasks.Task]::WaitAll($tasks)
foreach($ping in $tasks.Result) { if ($ping.Status -eq "Success") { return $ping.RoundtripTime } }
return 1500
}
try {
[int]$latency = GetPingLatency($hostname)
if ($latency -eq 1500) {
Write-Host "⚠️ Host '$hostname' doesn't respond - check the connection or maybe the host is down."
exit 1
}
Write-Host "✅ $hostname is up and running ($($latency)ms latency)."
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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