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carmela

Jan 18th, 2005 7:08 AM

Programming question

To all hardcore programmers browsing this thread:

Hi! I want to create a program that measures "ping" response time. I want the program to detect a slowdown within a network (the response time generated by the "ping" command is higher than usual) and/or an intermittent network node (the "ping" generates a "request timed out").

What program can I use? If possible please include pseudocode/algorithm, syntax, or some good references or forums on the Web that can help me.

Thanks!

Dizzutch

Jan 18th, 2005 7:41 AM

are you running linux or windows? if you're using linux you can best use perl or BASH scripting, and if you're using windows you'll have to ahng on till a windows programmer drops by. basic pseudocode would look like this.

while(pinging)

  parse output, determind TIME

  if TIME is less than LOWER_BOUND

     print that network is slow

i dunno something like that. you could also ping 5 times, and get an average and base it on that. TIME and LOWER_BOUND are variables.

good luck

Infinite Recursion

Jan 18th, 2005 8:39 AM

the pseduocode above by Dizzutch is also how you can approach this problem in windows.

Dizzutch

Jan 18th, 2005 8:43 AM

i'm just not sure what the easiest/best language is, for windows

carmela

Jan 18th, 2005 8:43 AM

I'm running Windows.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dizzutch

while(pinging)

  parse output, determind TIME

  if TIME is less than LOWER_BOUND

     print that network is slow

i dunno something like that. you could also ping 5 times, and get an average and base it on that. TIME and LOWER_BOUND are variables.

good luck

I've read somewhere that Java can be used...is that true?

Dizzutch

Jan 18th, 2005 8:45 AM

sure, you could use Java

carmela

Jan 18th, 2005 8:46 AM

What are the possible languages that I can use? It might be fun trying out all of them. :)

Thanks for the replies. Keep them coming. :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dizzutch

i'm just not sure what the easiest/best language is, for windows

carmela

Jan 18th, 2005 8:48 AM

Do you know the command/function that I can use? I'm not too familiar with Java.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dizzutch

sure, you could use Java

Dizzutch

Jan 18th, 2005 8:50 AM

well, you'll kinda need to learn how to program with Java first. here's sun's java tutorial

http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/

good luck

Dizz

Pizentios

Jan 18th, 2005 8:51 AM

you maybe could use a bat file for windows, but i could be wrong about that.

Welcome to the forums btw.

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