InetPing

int InetPing (const char *address, int *available);

Purpose

Pings a machine to check if it is available.

Parameters

Input
Name Type Description
address const char * The network address of the machine to ping. The address can be an IP address or a network name.
timeout unsigned int  Time in milliseconds to wait for reply from server.
Output
Name Type Description
available integer * Indicates whether the machine is available. The output value is nonzero if the machine is available and 0 if the machine is not available. Pass the address of an integer variable to hold this value.

Return Value

Name Type Description
result integer Return value indicating whether the function was successful. A negative number indicates that an error occurred.