This component is part of the IP Works Enterprise ASP.NET Component Library.

The Ping component encapsulates ICMP ECHO functionality, used to check whether there is a communications link between two computers.

NOTE: What follows is a very short description of the component interfaces. For more information, please consult the help files that come with the respective package.

Remarks
When the PingHost method is called with the Host parameter, or RemoteHost is assigned an IP address or domain name, the component sends an ICMP ECHO packet to the remote host. The ResponseTime and ResponseSource properties are updated with the time of the roundtrip to the remote host, and the address of the host actually sending the response.

The component operates synchronously by default (waits for a response before returning control to the caller), however, the component may also operate asynchronously (return control immediately), by setting Timeout to 0. Please refer to the Timeout property for more information.

More Information: http://www.nsoftware.com/products/component/ping.aspx