ping with c#
using System.Net.NetworkInformation;
public static bool PingHost(string nameOrAddress)
{
bool pingable = false;
Ping pinger = null;
try
{
pinger = new Ping();
PingReply reply = pinger.Send(nameOrAddress);
pingable = reply.Status == IPStatus.Success;
}
catch (PingException)
{
// Discard PingExceptions and return false;
}
finally
{
if (pinger != null)
{
pinger.Dispose();
}
}
return pingable;
}