Test-connection in a Try/Catch block as a function passing the target IP, setting a gvar to hold the result
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh849808.aspx > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Dirty batch for up servers > Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 17:13:11 +0000 > > If using WMI is within scope, then there is also the Win32_PingStatus class. > > Example usage with PowerShell: > > PS U:\> Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_PingStatus -Filter > 'Address="localhost"' | Format-Table -AutoSize > > Source Destination IPV4Address IPV6Address Bytes Time(ms) > ------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----- -------- > BERNEREWIN localhost 127.0.0.1 ::1 32 0 > > > See also: > > Pinging With WMI > http://www.powertheshell.com/pinging-with-wmi/ > > > I don't know much about WMIC, but here's an example command from another > website: > > U:\>wmic path Win32_PingStatus where "Address='localhost'" get > statuscode /format:value > > StatusCode=0 > > Useful commands for Windows administrators > http://www.robvanderwoude.com/ntadmincommands.php > > > -- > Edward Berner > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Hilderbrand, Doug > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2015 5:54 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Dirty batch for up servers > > Here is a pair of short scripts I use for automating some tasks I do. It > pings and then does an action only if the ping succeeds. And it properly > fails on the "destination host unreachable" ping result. > > You use it by including a command on the same line. i.e.: > ifpingsok.bat myserver echo something > or ifpingsok myotherserver copy something somewhere > or for /f %i in (filefullofservernames.txt) do ifpingsok %i > RunSomeImportantCommand > > It has worked for me except for extremely complex commands. > Oops, almost forgot to include stderr.bat. Maybe I need to rework this in > PowerShell, but it works and I use it almost daily. > > :::::::::::::: > :: ifpingsok.bat > @echo off > setlocal > set pingsOKtemp=c:\temp\pingsOK.%random%.tmp > > if {%1}=={} exit /b 5 > if {%2}=={} exit /b 5 > > ping -4 -n 2 %1 | findstr Reply > %pingsOKtemp% > > findstr bytes %pingsOKtemp% > nul > set exitcode=%errorlevel% > > for /f "tokens=1,*" %%i in ('echo %*') do set stuff2do=%%j > if not %exitcode%==0 call StdErr.bat "%1 doesn't ping" & goto :endfail > %stuff2do% > > :endok > del /q %pingsOKtemp% > endlocal > exit /b 0 > > :endfail > del /q %pingsOKtemp% > endlocal > exit /b 1 > :::::::::::::: > :: stderr.bat > @echo off > setlocal > if exist "%TEMP%\StdErr.vbs" goto out > @echo dim err>"%TEMP%\StdErr.vbs" > @echo Set objshell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")>>"%TEMP%\StdErr.vbs" > @echo Set objArgs = WScript.Arguments>>"%TEMP%\StdErr.vbs" > @echo err=objArgs(0)>>"%TEMP%\StdErr.vbs" > @echo WScript.StdErr.Writeline err>>"%TEMP%\StdErr.vbs" > :out > if {%1}=={} goto outNone > cscript //nologo "%TEMP%\StdErr.vbs" %1 > endlocal > goto :EOF > :outNone > cscript //nologo "%TEMP%\StdErr.vbs" "No Parameter Provided." > endlocal > > > Doug Hilderbrand | Systems Administrator Sr., Information Technology | Crane > Aerospace & Electronics > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Micheal Espinola Jr > Sent: Thursday, November 6, 2014 2:04 PM > To: ntsysadm > Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Dirty batch for up servers > > As an example of what you can scrape, you could do the following within the > parenthesis: > > FOR /F "tokens=6 delims== " %%I IN ('findstr /I /C:"Average = " > %TEMP%\SpeedTest.txt') DO SET SpdTst=%%I > > This capture the average ping round-trip time, and would allow you to > potentially flag latency problems, even if all the pings are successful. > > > -- > Espi > > > On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 12:38 PM, David McSpadden <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks guys. > This helps. > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Micheal Espinola Jr > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 3:07 PM > To: ntsysadm > Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Dirty batch for up servers > > In its simplest form: > > PING #.#.#.#>%TEMP%\SpeedTest.txt > IF "%ERRORLEVEL%" NEQ "0" () > > Echoing to a text file gives you the opportunity to scrape for any verbose > output if you need to. Within the parenthesis, you can do whatever you want > based on a ping failure. > > > -- > Espi > > > On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 8:13 AM, David McSpadden <[email protected]> wrote: > I want to run a windows batch the just does a ping. > If the ping returns good data do nothing but if the ping fails set an error > code I can look for and address it outside the batch. > Anyone have or can point me to a . b a t script that does this already?? > Thanks > > > >
