Making my own Ping app

reflux · 24-September-07, 03:32 PM

I seem destined to live in houses with crappy internet, so something I use often to check the connection is a simple "ping www.bbc.co.uk" command, from cmd.exe. But this gets a bit of a pain typing out again and again....so is there a little script I can run to do it all for me? I've tried doing it myself...no luck...tried looking for a tuturial...no luck on that either.

Any ideas?

Fortran · 24-September-07, 04:00 PM

make ur self a bat file

Fortran · 24-September-07, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cpt.Planet


	Open up note pad write ping webaddyhere then go to file save as. change the file type to all files and save it as something like pink.bat Anytime you want to run it it will open command console and ping for you.

there ya go ....

also, dont forget to add "ECHO"
so that once the command is executed, the console will remain open

reflux · 24-September-07, 04:25 PM

Yeah, I tried that before. All it does it ping unto infinity very fast, it doesn't wait for replies so I can't tell whether the connection is working or not.

Cpt.Planet · 24-September-07, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fortran


	there ya go .... also, dont forget to add "ECHO" so that once the command is executed, the console will remain open

Yea thats what i was forgetting.

reflux · 24-September-07, 05:00 PM

I still can't get it working. Adding "echo" after the web address doesn't make a difference. Putting it on the next line down doesn't make a difference. Putting it in front of the address doesn't make a difference. It just makes it ping several times a second, ad infinitum.

FunkyFresh · 28-September-07, 04:01 PM

Try this:

Code:

@echo off
%windir%\system32\ping.exe www.bbc.co.uk
pause

reflux · 28-September-07, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FunkyFresh


	Try this: Code: @echo off %windir%\system32\ping.exe www.bbc.co.uk pause

You're awesome FunkyFresh, that's exactly what I wanted.

Have some +rep kind sir

FunkyFresh · 28-September-07, 04:20 PM

Glad to help!

It's really weird that "ping" by itself just makes a batch file loop like that (at least for me, in XP Pro). For some reason, specifying the whole path to ping.exe does the trick.

Joose · 28-September-07, 07:51 PM

Even easier:

Open cmd.exe, but instead run this command:

Code:

ping -t www.bbc.co.uk

It won't stop until you press ctrl+c though

FunkyFresh · 15-November-07, 04:09 PM

Ever look up your own advice?

I ran into this same problem just now, with a batch file on Server 2003 that kept repeating the command ad infinitum but not actually executing it. I couldn't remember what the solution actually was, but I remembered posting it!

(Specifying the full path to the command did resolve it for me too, BTW.)

s1ugh34d · 15-November-07, 10:49 PM

try pathping, its way cooler......

Yea the simple ease of the DOS batch file is brillant, isn't it?

24-September-07, 03:32 PM		#1 (permalink)
reflux Sempr0n?	Making my own Ping app I seem destined to live in houses with crappy internet, so something I use often to check the connection is a simple "ping www.bbc.co.uk" command, from cmd.exe. But this gets a bit of a pain typing out again and again....so is there a little script I can run to do it all for me? I've tried doing it myself...no luck...tried looking for a tuturial...no luck on that either. Any ideas?

24-September-07, 04:00 PM		#2 (permalink)
Fortran Apex Tech Maniac Supreme	Re: Making my own Ping app make ur self a bat file

24-September-07, 04:25 PM		#4 (permalink)
reflux Sempr0n?	Re: Making my own Ping app Yeah, I tried that before. All it does it ping unto infinity very fast, it doesn't wait for replies so I can't tell whether the connection is working or not.

24-September-07, 05:00 PM		#6 (permalink)
reflux Sempr0n?	Re: Making my own Ping app I still can't get it working. Adding "echo" after the web address doesn't make a difference. Putting it on the next line down doesn't make a difference. Putting it in front of the address doesn't make a difference. It just makes it ping several times a second, ad infinitum.

28-September-07, 04:01 PM		#7 (permalink)
FunkyFresh 'Da Doctor of Funk	Re: Making my own Ping app Try this: Code: @echo off %windir%\system32\ping.exe www.bbc.co.uk pause

28-September-07, 04:20 PM		#9 (permalink)
FunkyFresh 'Da Doctor of Funk	Re: Making my own Ping app Glad to help! It's really weird that "ping" by itself just makes a batch file loop like that (at least for me, in XP Pro). For some reason, specifying the whole path to ping.exe does the trick.

28-September-07, 07:51 PM		#10 (permalink)
Joose Joosey	Re: Making my own Ping app Even easier: Open cmd.exe, but instead run this command: Code: ping -t www.bbc.co.uk It won't stop until you press ctrl+c though

15-November-07, 04:09 PM		#11 (permalink)
FunkyFresh 'Da Doctor of Funk	Re: Making my own Ping app Ever look up your own advice? I ran into this same problem just now, with a batch file on Server 2003 that kept repeating the command ad infinitum but not actually executing it. I couldn't remember what the solution actually was, but I remembered posting it! (Specifying the full path to the command did resolve it for me too, BTW.)

15-November-07, 10:49 PM		#12 (permalink)
s1ugh34d Apex Tech God	Re: Making my own Ping app try pathping, its way cooler...... Yea the simple ease of the DOS batch file is brillant, isn't it?

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