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jackfrost9p
jackfrost9p

Reputation: 243

C# Ping - how many attempts?

I am using the System.Net.NetworkInformation library to ping an IP address to test connectivity. I am wondering how many attempts it will try before failing? For example, if you ping in CMD, it tries 4 times. Also if it tries multiple attempts, how does it declare success or failure when some fail and some pass?

I can't seem to find anything in the documentation.

Thanks in advance!

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1701

Answers (2)

Thomas Stringer
Thomas Stringer

Reputation: 5862

The Ping.Send() method will send a single buffer and wait for timeout.

As per that reference:

This method sends a 32 Byte data buffer with the ICMP echo message. The method waits five seconds for an ICMP echo reply message. If it does not receive a reply in that time, the method returns and the Status property is set to TimedOut.

So to directly answer your question, it'll be 1 attempt.

Upvotes: 6

Brett Wolfington
Brett Wolfington

Reputation: 6627

Each call to Ping.Send() will send a single ICMP message and block until a response is received, an error occurs, or the timeout expires.

Upvotes: 2

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