3 # Author: mose@ccsn.edu (Russell Mosemann)
5 # Authors of the original pingecho():
6 # karrer@bernina.ethz.ch (Andreas Karrer)
7 # Paul.Marquess@btinternet.com (Paul Marquess)
9 # Copyright (c) 1996 Russell Mosemann. All rights reserved. This
10 # program is free software; you may redistribute it and/or modify it
11 # under the same terms as Perl itself.
17 our(@ISA, @EXPORT, $VERSION, $def_timeout, $def_proto, $max_datasize);
19 use Socket
qw( SOCK_DGRAM SOCK_STREAM SOCK_RAW PF_INET
20 inet_aton sockaddr_in );
24 @EXPORT = qw(pingecho);
29 $def_timeout = 5; # Default timeout to wait for a reply
30 $def_proto = "udp"; # Default protocol to use for pinging
31 $max_datasize = 1024; # Maximum data bytes in a packet
33 # Description: The pingecho() subroutine is provided for backward
34 # compatibility with the original Net::Ping. It accepts a host
35 # name/IP and an optional timeout in seconds. Create a tcp ping
36 # object and try pinging the host. The result of the ping is returned.
40 my ($host, # Name or IP number of host to ping
41 $timeout # Optional timeout in seconds
43 my ($p); # A ping object
45 $p = Net
::Ping
->new("tcp", $timeout);
46 $p->ping($host); # Going out of scope closes the connection
49 # Description: The new() method creates a new ping object. Optional
50 # parameters may be specified for the protocol to use, the timeout in
51 # seconds and the size in bytes of additional data which should be
52 # included in the packet.
53 # After the optional parameters are checked, the data is constructed
54 # and a socket is opened if appropriate. The object is returned.
59 $proto, # Optional protocol to use for pinging
60 $timeout, # Optional timeout in seconds
61 $data_size # Optional additional bytes of data
63 my $class = ref($this) || $this;
65 my ($cnt, # Count through data bytes
66 $min_datasize # Minimum data bytes required
71 $proto = $def_proto unless $proto; # Determine the protocol
72 croak
("Protocol for ping must be \"tcp\", \"udp\" or \"icmp\"")
73 unless $proto =~ m/^(tcp|udp|icmp)$/;
74 $self->{"proto"} = $proto;
76 $timeout = $def_timeout unless $timeout; # Determine the timeout
77 croak
("Default timeout for ping must be greater than 0 seconds")
79 $self->{"timeout"} = $timeout;
81 $min_datasize = ($proto eq "udp") ?
1 : 0; # Determine data size
82 $data_size = $min_datasize unless defined($data_size) && $proto ne "tcp";
83 croak
("Data for ping must be from $min_datasize to $max_datasize bytes")
84 if ($data_size < $min_datasize) || ($data_size > $max_datasize);
85 $data_size-- if $self->{"proto"} eq "udp"; # We provide the first byte
86 $self->{"data_size"} = $data_size;
88 $self->{"data"} = ""; # Construct data bytes
89 for ($cnt = 0; $cnt < $self->{"data_size"}; $cnt++)
91 $self->{"data"} .= chr($cnt % 256);
94 $self->{"seq"} = 0; # For counting packets
95 if ($self->{"proto"} eq "udp") # Open a socket
97 $self->{"proto_num"} = (getprotobyname('udp'))[2] ||
98 croak
("Can't udp protocol by name");
99 $self->{"port_num"} = (getservbyname('echo', 'udp'))[2] ||
100 croak
("Can't get udp echo port by name");
101 $self->{"fh"} = FileHandle
->new();
102 socket($self->{"fh"}, &PF_INET
(), &SOCK_DGRAM
(),
103 $self->{"proto_num"}) ||
104 croak
("udp socket error - $!");
106 elsif ($self->{"proto"} eq "icmp")
108 croak
("icmp ping requires root privilege") if ($> and $^O
ne 'VMS');
109 $self->{"proto_num"} = (getprotobyname('icmp'))[2] ||
110 croak
("Can't get icmp protocol by name");
111 $self->{"pid"} = $$ & 0xffff; # Save lower 16 bits of pid
112 $self->{"fh"} = FileHandle
->new();
113 socket($self->{"fh"}, &PF_INET
(), &SOCK_RAW
(), $self->{"proto_num"}) ||
114 croak
("icmp socket error - $!");
116 elsif ($self->{"proto"} eq "tcp") # Just a file handle for now
118 $self->{"proto_num"} = (getprotobyname('tcp'))[2] ||
119 croak
("Can't get tcp protocol by name");
120 $self->{"port_num"} = (getservbyname('echo', 'tcp'))[2] ||
121 croak
("Can't get tcp echo port by name");
122 $self->{"fh"} = FileHandle
->new();
129 # Description: Ping a host name or IP number with an optional timeout.
130 # First lookup the host, and return undef if it is not found. Otherwise
131 # perform the specific ping method based on the protocol. Return the
132 # result of the ping.
137 $host, # Name or IP number of host to ping
138 $timeout # Seconds after which ping times out
140 my ($ip, # Packed IP number of $host
141 $ret # The return value
144 croak
("Usage: \$p->ping(\$host [, \$timeout])") unless @_ == 2 || @_ == 3;
145 $timeout = $self->{"timeout"} unless $timeout;
146 croak
("Timeout must be greater than 0 seconds") if $timeout <= 0;
148 $ip = inet_aton
($host);
149 return(undef) unless defined($ip); # Does host exist?
151 if ($self->{"proto"} eq "udp")
153 $ret = $self->ping_udp($ip, $timeout);
155 elsif ($self->{"proto"} eq "icmp")
157 $ret = $self->ping_icmp($ip, $timeout);
159 elsif ($self->{"proto"} eq "tcp")
161 $ret = $self->ping_tcp($ip, $timeout);
165 croak
("Unknown protocol \"$self->{proto}\" in ping()");
173 $ip, # Packed IP number of the host
174 $timeout # Seconds after which ping times out
177 my $ICMP_ECHOREPLY = 0; # ICMP packet types
179 my $icmp_struct = "C2 S3 A"; # Structure of a minimal ICMP packet
180 my $subcode = 0; # No ICMP subcode for ECHO and ECHOREPLY
181 my $flags = 0; # No special flags when opening a socket
182 my $port = 0; # No port with ICMP
184 my ($saddr, # sockaddr_in with port and ip
185 $checksum, # Checksum of ICMP packet
186 $msg, # ICMP packet to send
187 $len_msg, # Length of $msg
188 $rbits, # Read bits, filehandles for reading
189 $nfound, # Number of ready filehandles found
190 $finish_time, # Time ping should be finished
191 $done, # set to 1 when we are done
193 $recv_msg, # Received message including IP header
194 $from_saddr, # sockaddr_in of sender
195 $from_port, # Port packet was sent from
196 $from_ip, # Packed IP of sender
197 $from_type, # ICMP type
198 $from_subcode, # ICMP subcode
199 $from_chk, # ICMP packet checksum
200 $from_pid, # ICMP packet id
201 $from_seq, # ICMP packet sequence
202 $from_msg # ICMP message
205 $self->{"seq"} = ($self->{"seq"} + 1) % 65536; # Increment sequence
206 $checksum = 0; # No checksum for starters
207 $msg = pack($icmp_struct . $self->{"data_size"}, $ICMP_ECHO, $subcode,
208 $checksum, $self->{"pid"}, $self->{"seq"}, $self->{"data"});
209 $checksum = Net
::Ping
->checksum($msg);
210 $msg = pack($icmp_struct . $self->{"data_size"}, $ICMP_ECHO, $subcode,
211 $checksum, $self->{"pid"}, $self->{"seq"}, $self->{"data"});
212 $len_msg = length($msg);
213 $saddr = sockaddr_in
($port, $ip);
214 send($self->{"fh"}, $msg, $flags, $saddr); # Send the message
217 vec($rbits, $self->{"fh"}->fileno(), 1) = 1;
220 $finish_time = time() + $timeout; # Must be done by this time
221 while (!$done && $timeout > 0) # Keep trying if we have time
223 $nfound = select($rbits, undef, undef, $timeout); # Wait for packet
224 $timeout = $finish_time - time(); # Get remaining time
225 if (!defined($nfound)) # Hmm, a strange error
230 elsif ($nfound) # Got a packet from somewhere
233 $from_saddr = recv($self->{"fh"}, $recv_msg, 1500, $flags);
234 ($from_port, $from_ip) = sockaddr_in
($from_saddr);
235 ($from_type, $from_subcode, $from_chk,
236 $from_pid, $from_seq, $from_msg) =
237 unpack($icmp_struct . $self->{"data_size"},
238 substr($recv_msg, length($recv_msg) - $len_msg,
240 if (($from_type == $ICMP_ECHOREPLY) &&
242 ($from_pid == $self->{"pid"}) && # Does the packet check out?
243 ($from_seq == $self->{"seq"}))
245 $ret = 1; # It's a winner
249 else # Oops, timed out
257 # Description: Do a checksum on the message. Basically sum all of
258 # the short words and fold the high order bits into the low order bits.
263 $msg # The message to checksum
265 my ($len_msg, # Length of the message
266 $num_short, # The number of short words in the message
267 $short, # One short word
271 $len_msg = length($msg);
272 $num_short = int($len_msg / 2);
274 foreach $short (unpack("S$num_short", $msg))
277 } # Add the odd byte in
278 $chk += (unpack("C", substr($msg, $len_msg - 1, 1)) << 8) if $len_msg % 2;
279 $chk = ($chk >> 16) + ($chk & 0xffff); # Fold high into low
280 return(~(($chk >> 16) + $chk) & 0xffff); # Again and complement
283 # Description: Perform a tcp echo ping. Since a tcp connection is
284 # host specific, we have to open and close each connection here. We
285 # can't just leave a socket open. Because of the robust nature of
286 # tcp, it will take a while before it gives up trying to establish a
287 # connection. Therefore, we have to set the alarm to break out of the
288 # connection sooner if the timeout expires. No data bytes are actually
289 # sent since the successful establishment of a connection is proof
290 # enough of the reachability of the remote host. Also, tcp is
291 # expensive and doesn't need our help to add to the overhead.
296 $ip, # Packed IP number of the host
297 $timeout # Seconds after which ping times out
299 my ($saddr, # sockaddr_in with port and ip
300 $ret # The return value
303 socket($self->{"fh"}, &PF_INET
(), &SOCK_STREAM
(), $self->{"proto_num"}) ||
304 croak
("tcp socket error - $!");
305 $saddr = sockaddr_in
($self->{"port_num"}, $ip);
307 $SIG{'ALRM'} = sub { die };
308 alarm($timeout); # Interrupt connect() if we have to
310 $ret = 0; # Default to unreachable
312 return unless connect($self->{"fh"}, $saddr);
316 $self->{"fh"}->close();
320 # Description: Perform a udp echo ping. Construct a message of
321 # at least the one-byte sequence number and any additional data bytes.
322 # Send the message out and wait for a message to come back. If we
323 # get a message, make sure all of its parts match. If they do, we are
324 # done. Otherwise go back and wait for the message until we run out
325 # of time. Return the result of our efforts.
330 $ip, # Packed IP number of the host
331 $timeout # Seconds after which ping times out
334 my $flags = 0; # Nothing special on open
336 my ($saddr, # sockaddr_in with port and ip
337 $ret, # The return value
338 $msg, # Message to be echoed
339 $finish_time, # Time ping should be finished
340 $done, # Set to 1 when we are done pinging
341 $rbits, # Read bits, filehandles for reading
342 $nfound, # Number of ready filehandles found
343 $from_saddr, # sockaddr_in of sender
344 $from_msg, # Characters echoed by $host
345 $from_port, # Port message was echoed from
346 $from_ip # Packed IP number of sender
349 $saddr = sockaddr_in
($self->{"port_num"}, $ip);
350 $self->{"seq"} = ($self->{"seq"} + 1) % 256; # Increment sequence
351 $msg = chr($self->{"seq"}) . $self->{"data"}; # Add data if any
352 send($self->{"fh"}, $msg, $flags, $saddr); # Send it
355 vec($rbits, $self->{"fh"}->fileno(), 1) = 1;
356 $ret = 0; # Default to unreachable
358 $finish_time = time() + $timeout; # Ping needs to be done by then
359 while (!$done && $timeout > 0)
361 $nfound = select($rbits, undef, undef, $timeout); # Wait for response
362 $timeout = $finish_time - time(); # Get remaining time
364 if (!defined($nfound)) # Hmm, a strange error
369 elsif ($nfound) # A packet is waiting
372 $from_saddr = recv($self->{"fh"}, $from_msg, 1500, $flags)
373 or last; # For example an unreachable host will make recv() fail.
374 ($from_port, $from_ip) = sockaddr_in
($from_saddr);
375 if (($from_ip eq $ip) && # Does the packet check out?
376 ($from_port == $self->{"port_num"}) &&
379 $ret = 1; # It's a winner
383 else # Oops, timed out
391 # Description: Close the connection unless we are using the tcp
392 # protocol, since it will already be closed.
398 $self->{"fh"}->close() unless $self->{"proto"} eq "tcp";
407 Net::Ping - check a remote host for reachability
413 $p = Net::Ping->new();
414 print "$host is alive.\n" if $p->ping($host);
417 $p = Net::Ping->new("icmp");
418 foreach $host (@host_array)
421 print "NOT " unless $p->ping($host, 2);
422 print "reachable.\n";
427 $p = Net::Ping->new("tcp", 2);
428 while ($stop_time > time())
430 print "$host not reachable ", scalar(localtime()), "\n"
431 unless $p->ping($host);
436 # For backward compatibility
437 print "$host is alive.\n" if pingecho($host);
441 This module contains methods to test the reachability of remote
442 hosts on a network. A ping object is first created with optional
443 parameters, a variable number of hosts may be pinged multiple
444 times and then the connection is closed.
446 You may choose one of three different protocols to use for the
447 ping. The "udp" protocol is the default. Note that a live remote host
448 may still fail to be pingable by one or more of these protocols. For
449 example, www.microsoft.com is generally alive but not pingable.
451 With the "tcp" protocol the ping() method attempts to establish a
452 connection to the remote host's echo port. If the connection is
453 successfully established, the remote host is considered reachable. No
454 data is actually echoed. This protocol does not require any special
455 privileges but has higher overhead than the other two protocols.
457 Specifying the "udp" protocol causes the ping() method to send a udp
458 packet to the remote host's echo port. If the echoed packet is
459 received from the remote host and the received packet contains the
460 same data as the packet that was sent, the remote host is considered
461 reachable. This protocol does not require any special privileges.
463 It should be borne in mind that, for both tcp and udp ping, a host
464 will be reported as unreachable if it is not running the
465 appropriate echo service. For Unix-like systems see L<inetd(8)> for
468 If the "icmp" protocol is specified, the ping() method sends an icmp
469 echo message to the remote host, which is what the UNIX ping program
470 does. If the echoed message is received from the remote host and
471 the echoed information is correct, the remote host is considered
472 reachable. Specifying the "icmp" protocol requires that the program
473 be run as root or that the program be setuid to root.
479 =item Net::Ping->new([$proto [, $def_timeout [, $bytes]]]);
481 Create a new ping object. All of the parameters are optional. $proto
482 specifies the protocol to use when doing a ping. The current choices
483 are "tcp", "udp" or "icmp". The default is "udp".
485 If a default timeout ($def_timeout) in seconds is provided, it is used
486 when a timeout is not given to the ping() method (below). The timeout
487 must be greater than 0 and the default, if not specified, is 5 seconds.
489 If the number of data bytes ($bytes) is given, that many data bytes
490 are included in the ping packet sent to the remote host. The number of
491 data bytes is ignored if the protocol is "tcp". The minimum (and
492 default) number of data bytes is 1 if the protocol is "udp" and 0
493 otherwise. The maximum number of data bytes that can be specified is
496 =item $p->ping($host [, $timeout]);
498 Ping the remote host and wait for a response. $host can be either the
499 hostname or the IP number of the remote host. The optional timeout
500 must be greater than 0 seconds and defaults to whatever was specified
501 when the ping object was created. If the hostname cannot be found or
502 there is a problem with the IP number, undef is returned. Otherwise,
503 1 is returned if the host is reachable and 0 if it is not. For all
504 practical purposes, undef and 0 and can be treated as the same case.
508 Close the network connection for this ping object. The network
509 connection is also closed by "undef $p". The network connection is
510 automatically closed if the ping object goes out of scope (e.g. $p is
511 local to a subroutine and you leave the subroutine).
513 =item pingecho($host [, $timeout]);
515 To provide backward compatibility with the previous version of
516 Net::Ping, a pingecho() subroutine is available with the same
517 functionality as before. pingecho() uses the tcp protocol. The
518 return values and parameters are the same as described for the ping()
519 method. This subroutine is obsolete and may be removed in a future
520 version of Net::Ping.
526 pingecho() or a ping object with the tcp protocol use alarm() to
527 implement the timeout. So, don't use alarm() in your program while
528 you are using pingecho() or a ping object with the tcp protocol. The
529 udp and icmp protocols do not use alarm() to implement the timeout.
533 There will be less network overhead (and some efficiency in your
534 program) if you specify either the udp or the icmp protocol. The tcp
535 protocol will generate 2.5 times or more traffic for each ping than
536 either udp or icmp. If many hosts are pinged frequently, you may wish
537 to implement a small wait (e.g. 25ms or more) between each ping to
538 avoid flooding your network with packets.
540 The icmp protocol requires that the program be run as root or that it
541 be setuid to root. The tcp and udp protocols do not require special
542 privileges, but not all network devices implement the echo protocol
545 Local hosts should normally respond to pings within milliseconds.
546 However, on a very congested network it may take up to 3 seconds or
547 longer to receive an echo packet from the remote host. If the timeout
548 is set too low under these conditions, it will appear that the remote
549 host is not reachable (which is almost the truth).
551 Reachability doesn't necessarily mean that the remote host is actually
552 functioning beyond its ability to echo packets.
554 Because of a lack of anything better, this module uses its own
555 routines to pack and unpack ICMP packets. It would be better for a
556 separate module to be written which understands all of the different
557 kinds of ICMP packets.