Ping Monitor
With the Ping Monitor you can monitor one or multiple hosts with ICMP echo requests to determine whether each host is reachable.
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) is a network-layer protocol used to send diagnostic and control messages. An ICMP echo request (commonly known as a ping) asks a remote host to send back an echo reply, confirming it is reachable on the network.
Example inputs
| Host | Description |
|---|---|
10.0.0.1 | Single IP address (10.0.0.1) |
10.0.0.100 - 10.0.0.199 | All IP addresses in a given range (10.0.0.100, 10.0.0.101, ..., 10.0.0.199) |
10.0.0.0/23 | All IP addresses in a subnet (10.0.0.0, ..., 10.0.1.255) |
10.0.0.0/255.255.254.0 | All IP addresses in a subnet (10.0.0.0, ..., 10.0.1.255) |
10.0.[0-9,20].[1-2] | Multiple IP addresses like (10.0.0.1, 10.0.0.2, 10.0.1.1, ...,10.0.9.2, 10.0.20.1) |
borntoberoot.net | Single IP address resolved from a host (10.0.0.1) |
borntoberoot.net/24 | All IP addresses in a subnet resolved from a host (10.0.0.0, ..., 10.0.0.255) |
borntoberoot.net/255.255.255.0 | All IP addresses in a subnet resolved from a host (10.0.0.0, ..., 10.0.0.255) |
Multiple inputs can be combined with a semicolon (;).
Example: 10.0.0.0/24; 10.0.[10-20]1
Context menu
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Copy | Copies the selected information to the clipboard |
| Export... | Exports the selected or all results to a file |
Profile
Inherit host from general
Inherit the host from the general settings.
Type: Boolean
Default: Enabled
Host
Hostname or IP address to ping.
Type: String
Default: Empty
Example:
server-01.borntoberoot.net1.1.1.1
Settings
Timeout (ms)
Timeout in milliseconds for each ICMP packet, after which the packet is considered lost.
Type: Integer [Min 100, Max 15000]
Default: 4000
Buffer
Buffer size of the ICMP packet.
Type: Integer [Min 1, Max 65535]
Default: 32
TTL
Time to live of the ICMP packet.
Type: Integer [Min 1, Max 255]
Default: 64
Don't fragment
Don't fragment the ICMP packet.
Type: Boolean
Default: Enabled
Time (ms) to wait between each ping
Time in milliseconds to wait between each ping.
Type: Integer [Min 100, Max 15000]
Default: 1000
Expand host view
Expand the host view to show more information when the host is added.
Type: Boolean
Default: Disabled