Re: [MacPerl] Ping.pm project

["Paul J. Schinder" <schinder@pjstoaster.pg.md.us>]

pudge@pobox.com (Chris Nandor) writes:
}At 8.26 7/16/97, Strider wrote:
}>I would really like to implement ICMP ping in macperl. It's a very basic
}>ability to be able to use ICMP, and MacPerl doesn't have it, for those who
}>don't know. I've searched the web, and I can't find ONE icmp XCMD or XFCN,
}>but if anyone has one or can build one, I think we should, and update
}>Ping.pm with it. Any ideas, anyone?
}
}I was under the impression that the lack of ICMP was a Mac thing, not a
}MacPerl thing.

It can't be a Mac thing, because, for example, MacTCPWatcher can send ICMP
echo requests.

I recently saw on one of the AppleScript lists that there's something out
there that's Applescriptable and does ICMP echo, but I've forgotten exactly
what.  (Is it WhatRoute?  I don't have that installed on my Powerbook, so I
can't look for an aete right now.)  Track it down, and I'm sure Chris will
show us how to send the AppleEvent to it from MacPer.  We can then do an
"if ($^O eq "MacOS")" in a copy of Net::Ping.


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