ping: Ping a remote server, to see if it is alive
In pingr: Check if a Remote Computer is Up

ping	R Documentation

Ping a remote server, to see if it is alive

Description

This is the classic ping, using ICMP packages. Only the system administrator can send ICMP packages, so we call out to the system's ping utility.

Usage

ping(
  destination,
  continuous = FALSE,
  verbose = continuous,
  count = 3L,
  timeout = 1
)

Arguments

`destination`	Host name or IP address.
`continuous`	Logical, whether to keep pinging until the user interrupts.
`verbose`	Whether to print progress on the screen while pinging.
`count`	Number of pings to perform.
`timeout`	Timeout for a ping response.

Value

Vector of response times. NA means no response, in milliseconds. Currently NAs are always at the end of the vector, and not in their correct position.