Description
A simple Ruby interface to the 'ping' command
Prerequisites
* Ruby 1.8.0 or later
* The win32/open3 package is required for Win32 systems.
Installation
Manual Installation
ruby test.rb (optional)
ruby install.rb
Gem Installation
ruby net-ping.gemspec
gem install net-ping-<version>.gem
Notes
Please read the documentation. Especially pay attention to the docs
pertaining to ECONNREFUSED with regards to TCP pings.
Also note the documentation regarding down hosts.