how to ping on older macos?

[rufio]

Hi all!!

How can I ping a host from java program on macos older than X?
I know there are some diagnostic utils but is there a simple way to ping
and not opening any windows?

PS I'm not a mac user nor mac programmer so please be specific, thanx.

Regards, Rufio
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nmap -sS -O -p80,81 [url]www.microsoft.com[/url]
[..]
Running: Linux 2.5.X
OS details: Linux Kernel 2.4.18 - 2.5.70 (X86)

[Mark Haase]

In article <bkvs0v$13$3@opal.futuro.pl>,
rufio <ruf(dziesi??)@usun.op.pl> wrote:

> Hi all!!
>
> How can I ping a host from java program on macos older than X?
> I know there are some diagnostic utils but is there a simple way to ping
> and not opening any windows?
>
> PS I'm not a mac user nor mac programmer so please be specific, thanx.
>
> Regards, Rufio

you can just send an ICMP packet from your java application..and time
the response with a socket

[rufio]

on Fri, 26 Sep 2003 17:57:57 GMT Mark Haase <mehaase@earthlink.net>
wrote:

> In article <bkvs0v$13$3@opal.futuro.pl>,
> rufio <ruf(dziesi??)@usun.op.pl> wrote:

> > PS I'm not a mac user nor mac programmer so please be specific,
> > thanx.
> >
> > Regards, Rufio

>
> you can just send an ICMP packet from your java application..and time
> the response with a socket

LOL: I didn't mean THAT specific, on the other hand this looks like only
solution.
Do I have to use openTransport via directLibrary (or what was its name?)
or there is better way?

Regards, Rufio
--
nmap -sS -O -p80,81 [url]www.microsoft.com[/url]
[..]
Running: Linux 2.5.X
OS details: Linux Kernel 2.4.18 - 2.5.70 (X86)