PingOptions Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.Net.NetworkInformation

Assembly:

System.Net.Ping.dll

Source:

PingOptions.cs

Used to control how Ping data packets are transmitted.

public ref class PingOptions

public class PingOptions

type PingOptions = class

Public Class PingOptions

Inheritance

Object

PingOptions

Examples

The following code example uses the Ping, PingOptions and PingReply classes to send an ICMP echo request to the host specified on the command line.

#using <System.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Net;
using namespace System::Net::NetworkInformation;
using namespace System::Text;

// args[1] can be an IPaddress or host name.
int main()
{
   array<String^>^args = Environment::GetCommandLineArgs();
   
   Ping ^ pingSender = gcnew Ping;
   PingOptions ^ options = gcnew PingOptions;
   
   // Use the default Ttl value which is 128,
   // but change the fragmentation behavior.
   options->DontFragment = true;
   
   // Create a buffer of 32 bytes of data to be transmitted.
   String^ data = "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa";
   array<Byte>^buffer = Encoding::ASCII->GetBytes( data );
   int timeout = 120;
   PingReply ^ reply = pingSender->Send( args[ 1 ], timeout, buffer, options );
   
   if ( reply->Status == IPStatus::Success )
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "Address: {0}", reply->Address->ToString() );
      Console::WriteLine( "RoundTrip time: {0}", reply->RoundtripTime );
      Console::WriteLine( "Time to live: {0}", reply->Options->Ttl );
      Console::WriteLine( "Don't fragment: {0}", reply->Options->DontFragment );
      Console::WriteLine( "Buffer size: {0}", reply->Buffer->Length );
   }

   
}

using System;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.NetworkInformation;
using System.Text;

namespace Examples.System.Net.NetworkInformation.PingTest
{
    public class PingExample
    {
        // args[0] can be an IPaddress or host name.
        public static void Main (string[] args)
        {
            Ping pingSender = new Ping ();
            PingOptions options = new PingOptions ();

            // Use the default Ttl value which is 128,
            // but change the fragmentation behavior.
            options.DontFragment = true;

            // Create a buffer of 32 bytes of data to be transmitted.
            string data = "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa";
            byte[] buffer = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes (data);
            int timeout = 120;
            PingReply reply = pingSender.Send (args[0], timeout, buffer, options);
            if (reply.Status == IPStatus.Success)
            {
                Console.WriteLine ("Address: {0}", reply.Address.ToString ());
                Console.WriteLine ("RoundTrip time: {0}", reply.RoundtripTime);
                Console.WriteLine ("Time to live: {0}", reply.Options.Ttl);
                Console.WriteLine ("Don't fragment: {0}", reply.Options.DontFragment);
                Console.WriteLine ("Buffer size: {0}", reply.Buffer.Length);
            }
        }
    }
}

open System.Net.NetworkInformation
open System.Text

// args[0] can be an IPaddress or host name.
[<EntryPoint>]
let main args =
    let pingSender = new Ping()

    // Use the default Ttl value which is 128,
    // but change the fragmentation behavior.
    let options = PingOptions()
    options.DontFragment <- true

    // Create a buffer of 32 bytes of data to be transmitted.
    let data = "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
    let buffer = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes data
    let timeout = 120
    let reply: PingReply = pingSender.Send(args.[0], timeout, buffer, options)

    match reply.Status with
    | IPStatus.Success ->
        printfn "Address: %O" reply.Address
        printfn "RoundTrip time: %d" reply.RoundtripTime
        printfn "Time to live: %d" reply.Options.Ttl
        printfn "Don't fragment: %b" reply.Options.DontFragment
        printfn "Buffer size: %d" reply.Buffer.Length
        0
    | _ ->
        eprintfn "Error sending ping: %O" reply
        eprintfn "Error was: %O" reply.Status
        1

Remarks

The PingOptions class provides the Ttl and DontFragment properties to control how Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request packets are transmitted.

The Ttl property specifies the Time to Live for packets sent by the Ping class. This value indicates the number of routing nodes that can forward a Ping packet before it is discarded. Setting this option is useful if you want to test the number of forwards, also known as hops, are required to send a packet from a source computer to a destination computer.

The DontFragment property controls whether data sent to a remote host can be divided into multiple packets. This option is useful if you want to test the maximum transmission unit (MTU) of the routers and gateways used to transmit the packet.

Instances of the PingOptions class are passed to the Send and SendAsync methods, and the PingReply class returns instances of PingOptions via the Options property.

For a list of initial property values for an instance of PingOptions, see the PingOptions constructor.

Constructors

PingOptions()	Initializes a new instance of the PingOptions class.
PingOptions(Int32, Boolean)	Initializes a new instance of the PingOptions class and sets the Time to Live and fragmentation values.

Properties

DontFragment	Gets or sets a Boolean value that controls fragmentation of the data sent to the remote host.
Ttl	Gets or sets the number of routing nodes that can forward the Ping data before it is discarded.

Methods

Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)