Description Attempts to ping a machine on a TCP/IP network (such as the Internet) and waits the specified amount of time for a response. AutoMate™ will then take further action as specified based on whether or not the machine responded to the ping request.	Ping Machine dialog

Parameters

Hostname or IP
The hostname or IP address of the machine to ping.

Time to wait (ms)
The number of milliseconds AutoMate™ should wait for a response before assuming it is not going to get one. Usually 1500ms (1.5 seconds, the default) is sufficient for most networks to respond. If the machine does not respond within this time frame, it is down or the network route to the machine is heavily congested.

Var to put relay time (optional)
If you wish, you can place the amount of time the ping request response took in a variable. The variable must already exist before the step is executed if you place a variable here. You can create a variable by using the Create Variable action.

If machine responds
Here is where you select what AutoMate™ should do if the machine responds to the network ping within the time specified by Time to wait.

Continue the current task
The step returns okay, and the task continues to the next step

Stop the current task
The step returns stop, and the task does not continue to the next step, but rather exits gracefully at this step

Start another task
Allows you to specify another task to start. The selected task starts, and the current task stops.

If machine does NOT respond
The action AutoMate™ should take if no response is returned to the machine within the time specified by Time to wait.

Continue the current task
The step returns okay, and the task continues to the next step

Stop the current task
The step returns stop, and the task does not continue to the next step, but rather exits gracefully at this step

Start another task
Allows you to specify another task to start. The selected task starts, and the current task stops.

Notes

The task will fail if it cannot issue a ping command to the requested machine (if the hostname cannot be resolved, or a valid network connection is not available when the step is issued) or if an unrecognized response is heard from the target machine.

 

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