How to ping using C sockets

Question

• Compiler: Code::Blocks(GNU GCC)
• Platform: Windows(x86)
• Includes: winsock.h winsock2.h (ws2_32 is linked as well)

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Answer 1

It looks like you want a real solution, not just reimplementing PING for the sake of it.

I recommend using IP helper (ICMP.dll on pre-WinXP systems), specifically, IcmpSendEcho (or its enhanced versions, IcmpSendEcho2, IcmpSendEcho2Ex, for asynchronous operations).

There is a complete example of "pinging" a host on MSDN. It may be a good starting point.

Update: for GCC (mingw), link with -liphlpapi.