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-#
-# ping.rb -- check a host for upness
-#
-#= SYNOPSIS
-#
-#   require 'ping'
-#    print "'jimmy' is alive and kicking\n" if Ping.pingecho('jimmy', 10) ;
-#
-#= DESCRIPTION
-#
-# This module contains routines to test for the reachability of remote hosts.
-# Currently the only routine implemented is pingecho(). 
-#
-# pingecho() uses a TCP echo (I<not> an ICMP one) to determine if the
-# remote host is reachable. This is usually adequate to tell that a remote
-# host is available to rsh(1), ftp(1), or telnet(1) onto.
-#
-#== Parameters
-#
-#  : hostname
-#
-#    The remote host to check, specified either as a hostname or as an
-#    IP address.
-#
-#  : timeout
-#
-#    The timeout in seconds. If not specified it will default to 5 seconds.
-#
-#  : service
-#
-#    The service port to connect.  The default is "echo".
-#
-#= WARNING
-#
-# pingecho() uses user-level thread to implement the timeout, so it may block
-# for long period if named does not respond for some reason.
-#
-#=end
-
-require 'timeout'
-require "socket"
-
-module Ping
-  def pingecho(host, timeout=5, service="echo")
-    begin
-      timeout(timeout) do
-	s = TCPsocket.new(host, service)
-	s.close
-      end
-    rescue Errno::ECONNREFUSED
-      return true
-    rescue
-      return false
-    end
-    return true
-  end
-  module_function :pingecho
-end
-
-if $0 == __FILE__
-  host = ARGV[0]
-  host ||= "localhost"
-  printf("%s alive? - %s\n", host,  Ping::pingecho(host, 5))
-end