This module contains methods to test the reachability of remote hosts on a network. A ping object is first created with optional parameters, a variable number of hosts may be pinged multiple times and then the connection is closed. You may choose one...

Net::Ping::External is a module which interfaces with the "ping" command on many systems. It presently provides a single function, "ping()", that takes in a hostname and (optionally) a timeout and returns true if the host is alive, and false otherwis...