static int Main(string[] args)
{
Ping pingSender = new Ping();
PingOptions options = new PingOptions();
// Create the ping target object, aka pt
PingerTarget pt = new PingerTarget();
bool verbose = false; // true = print additional versbose stuff for the program
//bool loop = true; // true = ping will loop until Ctrl + C is pressed
int items = -1; // compensate for "pinger" counting as 1 command line argument
int maxcount = 0;
bool maxCountSpecified = false;
bool smartping = true; // by default use the smart ping switch
bool return_code_only = false;
string target = ""; // target IP address or DNS name to ping
int defaultPollingTimeInMilliseconds = 1000; //iteration defaultPollingTimeInMilliseconds in ms or can be seen as polling
bool stopBeeps = false;
bool outputScreenToCSV = false; // Output only what's on the screen to CSV. So if printing only changes then it will only output to file that
bool outputAllToCSV = false; // Output every ping response to CSV, even if you are using the smart ping function which only prints the status changes
string outputCSVFilename = "";
string outstr = "";
int sleeptime = defaultPollingTimeInMilliseconds;
int sleeptimesec = sleeptime / 1000;
double timelaps = 0;
int runtimeError = 0;
int runtimeInHours = 0;
// Create a buffer of 32 bytes of data to be transmitted.
string data = "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa";
byte[] buffer = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(data);
int timeout = 1000; // amount of time in ms to wait for the ping reply
int timeoutsec = timeout / 1000;
// Use the default Ttl value which is 128,
// but change the fragmentation behavior.
// iterate through the arguments
string[] arguments = Environment.GetCommandLineArgs();
for (int argIndex = 0; argIndex < arguments.Length; argIndex++)
{
//logThis("Arguments " + arg);
switch (arguments[argIndex].ToUpper())
{
case "/?":
ShowSyntax();
runtimeError = 1;
break;
case "-R": // Returns code only, doesn't expects a value after this switch
return_code_only = true;
maxcount = 1;
maxCountSpecified = true;
break;
case "-V":
verbose = true;
break;
case "-S": // Make pinger like ping and output every responses to screen
smartping = false;
break;
case "-N": // No loop, same as using '-c 1'
maxcount = 1;
maxCountSpecified = true;
//loop = false;
break;
case "-Q": // quietens audible sounds (beeps)
stopBeeps = true;
break;
case "-C": // Specify how many times pinger will loop ping a host, expects a positive value after the switch equal or greater than 1
try
{
argIndex++; // get the next value, hopefully a digit
//bool success = int.TryParse(arguments[argIndex], out sleeptime);
maxCountSpecified = true;
maxcount = int.Parse(arguments[argIndex]);
}
catch (System.ArgumentNullException)
{
logThis("Please specify a valid number.");
runtimeError = 1;
}
catch (System.FormatException)
{
logThis("Please specify a valid number.");
runtimeError = 1;
}
catch (System.OverflowException)
{
logThis("Please specify a valid number.");
runtimeError = 1;
}
catch (System.IndexOutOfRangeException)
{
logThis("Please specify a valid number.");
runtimeError = 1;
}
break;
case "-H": // Run pinger for a number of hours, expects a positive value after the switch
try
{
argIndex++; // get the next value, hopefully a digit
//bool success = int.TryParse(arguments[argIndex], out sleeptime);
runtimeInHours = int.Parse(arguments[argIndex]);
maxCountSpecified = false;
//loop = true;
}
catch (System.ArgumentNullException)
{
logThis("Please specify a valid number.");
runtimeError = 1;
}
catch (System.FormatException)
{
logThis("Please specify a valid number.");
runtimeError = 1;
}
catch (System.OverflowException)
{
logThis("Please specify a valid number.");
runtimeError = 1;
}
catch (System.IndexOutOfRangeException)
{
logThis("Please specify a valid number.");
runtimeError = 1;
}
break;
case "-CSV": // Output each ping responses to a CSV file but matches onscreen output.
//verbose = false;
outputScreenToCSV = true;
outputAllToCSV = !outputScreenToCSV;
break;
case "-CSVALL": // Output each ping responses to a CSV file even if you are using the smartping function
//verbose = false;
outputScreenToCSV = false;
outputAllToCSV = !outputScreenToCSV;
break;
case "-P": // Poll every 'n' seconds, expects a value after this switch
try
{
argIndex++; // get the next value, hopefully a digit
//bool success = int.TryParse(arguments[argIndex], out sleeptime);
sleeptime = int.Parse(arguments[argIndex]) * 1000;
}
catch (System.ArgumentNullException)
{
logThis("Please specify a valid polling interval in seconds.");
runtimeError = 1;
}
catch (System.FormatException)
{
logThis("Please specify a valid polling interval in seconds.");
runtimeError = 1;
}
catch (System.OverflowException)
{
logThis("Please specify a valid polling interval in seconds.");
runtimeError = 1;
}
catch (System.IndexOutOfRangeException)
{
logThis("Please specify a valid polling interval in seconds.");
runtimeError = 1;
}
break;
case "-T": // smart switch
// Show OK and Down and OK, implies -C
try
{
argIndex++; // get the next value, hopefully a digit
timeout = int.Parse(arguments[argIndex]) * 1000;
}
catch (System.ArgumentNullException)
{
logThis("Please specify a valid timeout value in seconds larger than 1 seconds.");
runtimeError = 1;
}
catch (System.FormatException)
{
logThis("Please specify a valid timeout value in seconds larger than 1 seconds.");
runtimeError = 1;
}
catch (System.OverflowException)
{
logThis("Please specify a valid timeout value in seconds larger than 1 seconds.");
runtimeError = 1;
}
catch (System.IndexOutOfRangeException)
{
logThis("Please specify a valid timeout value in seconds larger than 1 seconds.");
runtimeError = 1;
}
break;
default:
if (items == 0)
{
target = arguments[argIndex];
//smartping = true;
}
items++;
break;
}
}
if (runtimeError > 0)
{
return(runtimeError);
}
if (items > 1 || target.Length <= 0)
{
ShowSyntax();
runtimeError = 1;
}
else
{
pt.Target = target;
pt.Startdate = DateTime.Now;
string[] dnsresults = DNSLookup(pt.Target);
if (dnsresults.Length > 0)
{
pt.Hostname = dnsresults[0];
pt.IPAddress = dnsresults[1];
pt.DNSLookupStatus = dnsresults[2];
}
else
{
pt.Hostname = pt.Target;
}
if (!return_code_only)
{
logThis("Pinging " + pt.Target + " at " + sleeptimesec + "sec interval & timeout of " + timeoutsec + " seconds");
logThis("Looking up DNS : ");
logThis(" Hostname : " + pt.Hostname);
logThis(" IPAddress: " + pt.IPAddress);
logThis("");
if (!maxCountSpecified && runtimeInHours > 0)
{
maxcount = (runtimeInHours * 60 * 60) / (sleeptimesec);
//logThis(">> sleeptime = " + sleeptimesec + ",runtimeInHours=" + runtimeInHours + "hrs,maxcount=" + maxcount +"<<");
logThis(">> Runtime: " + runtimeInHours + "hrs, Total ping expected=" + maxcount + " <<");
}
}
if (outputScreenToCSV || outputAllToCSV)
{
outputCSVFilename = "pinger-" + pt.Target.Replace('.', '_').Trim() + "_" + ".txt";
logThis(">> Responses will be saved to " + outputCSVFilename);
logThis("");
logToFile("Date,TimeLaps (sec),Target,Reply,Round Trip (ms),TTL,Count", outputCSVFilename);
}
if (!return_code_only)
{
logThis("Date,TimeLaps (sec),Target,Reply,Round Trip (ms),TTL,Count");
}
do
{
pt.CurrStatusPingDate = DateTime.Now;
pt.CurrHostPingCount++;
try
{
options.DontFragment = true;
PingReply reply;
if (pt.IPAddress != null)
{
reply = pingSender.Send(pt.IPAddress, timeout, buffer, options);
//pt.CurrHostPingCount++; // redundant with the one below ? should I take it outside this if else..may..no time to test it thought.
}
else
{
reply = pingSender.Send(pt.Hostname, timeout, buffer, options);
//pt.CurrHostPingCount++; // redundant with the one one ? should I take it outside this if else..may..no time to test it thought.
}
if (reply != null && reply.Options != null)
{
pt.OptionsTtl = reply.Options.Ttl;
}
else
{
pt.OptionsTtl = -1;
}
pt.ReplyIPAddress = reply.Address.ToString(); // ? reply.Address.ToString() : "-";
pt.RoundTrip = reply.RoundtripTime; //? reply.RoundtripTime : -1);
pt.CurrHostPingStatus = reply.Status.ToString(); //? reply.Status.ToString() : "-");
// logThis(reply.Status.ToString());
if (reply.Status.ToString() == "DestinationHostUnreachable")
{
pt.Errorcode = 1;
pt.CurrHostPingStatus = "DestinationHostUnreachable";
}
else
{
pt.Errorcode = 0;
}
}
catch (System.Net.Sockets.SocketException se)
{
pt.Errorcode = 1; pt.ErrorMsg = se.Message; pt.CurrHostPingStatus = se.Message; Thread.Sleep(sleeptime);
}
catch (System.Net.NetworkInformation.PingException pe)
{
pt.Errorcode = 1; pt.ErrorMsg = pe.Message; pt.CurrHostPingStatus = pe.Message; Thread.Sleep(sleeptime);
}
catch (System.NullReferenceException nre)
{
pt.Errorcode = 1; pt.ErrorMsg = nre.Message; pt.CurrHostPingStatus = "DestinationHostUnreachable"; Thread.Sleep(sleeptime);
//pt.Errorcode = 1; pt.ErrorMsg = nre.Message; pt.CurrHostPingStatus = nre.Message; Thread.Sleep(sleeptime);
}
finally
{
if (pt.Errorcode == 0)
{
pt.HostReachableCountUpdate++;
// timelaps = (sleeptimesec) * (pt.CurrHostPingCount - pt.PrevStatusPingCount);
}
else if (pt.Errorcode == 1)
{
pt.HostUnreachableCountUpdate++;
// timelaps = (sleeptimesec) * (pt.CurrHostPingCount - pt.PrevStatusPingCount);timelaps = (sleeptimesec + timeoutsec) * (pt.CurrHostPingCount - pt.PrevStatusPingCount);
}
else
{
logThis("Unknown ping error code");
}
TimeSpan difference = pt.CurrStatusPingDate.Subtract(pt.PrevStatusPingDate);
timelaps = Math.Ceiling(difference.TotalSeconds);
// Create the output string
if (!verbose)
{
outstr = pt.CurrStatusPingDate + "," + timelaps + "sec," + pt.Hostname + "," + pt.CurrHostPingStatus + "," + pt.RoundTrip + "ms," + pt.OptionsTtl + "," + pt.CurrHostPingCount;
}
else
{
outstr = "Date=" + pt.CurrStatusPingDate + ",TimeLapsSec=" + timelaps + "sec,trgt=" + pt.Hostname + ",status=" + pt.CurrHostPingStatus + ",rndtrip=" + pt.RoundTrip + "ms,ttl=" + pt.OptionsTtl + ",count=" + pt.CurrHostPingCount;
}
if (pt.PrevHostPingStatus != pt.CurrHostPingStatus)
{
pt.PrevStatusPingDate = pt.CurrStatusPingDate;
// 1 print to screent the difference
if (!return_code_only)
{
logThis(outstr);
}
// 2 - write to log file if requested to
if (outputScreenToCSV || outputAllToCSV)
{
logToFile(outstr, outputCSVFilename);
}
if (pt.Errorcode == 0 && pt.CurrHostPingCount > 1 && !stopBeeps)
{
for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++)
{
Console.Beep();
}
}
else if (pt.Errorcode == 1 && pt.CurrHostPingCount > 1 && !stopBeeps) //&& smartping
{
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
{
Console.Beep();
}
}
pt.PrevStatusPingCount = pt.CurrHostPingCount;
}
else // At this point the current and previous ping status differ so we need to process
{
// Only output to screen if the smart ping is not enabled and pinger behaves like ping
if (!smartping)
{
if (!return_code_only)
{
logThis(outstr);
}
}
// Only output to screen if the
if (outputAllToCSV)
{
logToFile(outstr, outputCSVFilename);
}
}
}
if (!maxCountSpecified)
{
maxcount = pt.CurrHostPingCount + 1;
}
if (verbose)
{
pt.Printout();
}
//if (loop) { Thread.Sleep(sleeptime); }
if (pt.CurrHostPingCount < maxcount)
{
Thread.Sleep(sleeptime);
}
} while (pt.CurrHostPingCount < maxcount);
//while (loop && pt.CurrHostPingCount < maxcount) ;
}
//logThis(pt.Errorcode.ToString());
return(pt.Errorcode);
}
static private void PingAll(List <string> ips)
{
ips.AsParallel().Select(ip => { Console.WriteLine("Try " + ip); Ping ping = new Ping(); ping.PingCompleted += Ping_PingCompleted; ping.SendAsync(ip, 2000); return(string.Empty); });
}