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Send pings to many computers in the local network in parallel, on the command line, showing either a list of replying devices or a graphical permanent info, with the free Swiss File Knife for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Requires administrator rights, as the API calls used for ping don't work in a normal user context. Source code is available for self compile.
  • Download the free Swiss File Knife Base from Sourceforge.
  • Open the Windows CMD command line, Mac OS X Terminal or Linux shell.
  • OS X : type mv sfk-mac-64.exe sfk and chmod +x sfk then ./sfk
  • Linux: type mv sfk-linux-64.exe sfk and chmod +x sfk then ./sfk. OS X and Linux syntax may differ, check the help within the tool.
sfk ping ip [ip2] [to ip3] [options]

check if machine(s) on given ip(s) reply to pings.

default with only a few target adresses is
to show a graphical display of replies.
with many addresses a list of replies is shown.

experimental command. may not always list all
available machines, especially on embedded linux.

may require admin rights with Windows 7.
if you get an error, right click on cmd.exe
and select "run as admin" to enable sfk ping.

graphical reply output
         .         no   reply
   0 ... 9         fast reply, 0 - 9 msec
   A ... Z         slow reply, >= 10 msec

parameters
   to n            ping range up to n within the same
                   class c network (up to 100 addresses)
   net n [n2]      ping 192.168.n.1 to 192.168.n.254 if
                   computer runs in 192.168 network
   net r1.r2 n     ping r1.r2.n.1 to r1.r2.n.254
   mynet           ping the network of this computer

options
   -time           with single ip: show reply time
   -every ns       with graphical ping only:
                   ping every n seconds (default is 1s).
                   use 10s when pinging internet servers
                   over longer time, to reduce server load.
   -maxwait n      wait up to n msec for a reply
   -maxwait ns     wait up to n seconds
   -list           send just one ping and show result
                   as a flat list without graph
   -stop           stop on first reply from any ip
   -range s e      with "net": ping from s to e
                   instead of 1 to 254
   -pure           print just replying ip's
   -quiet          print less infos
   -quiet=2        show no OK etc. with -stop
   -noterm         output is not for terminal but file.
                   writes only one ping summary per minute.

web reference
   http://stahlworks.com/sfk-ping

see also
   sfk pingdiff  find new devices in the network
   sfk tcping    check if a server accepts connections

examples
   sfk ping 192.168.1.200 -stop -maxwait 600s
    +sleep 1000 +then run "install.sh" -yes
      waits for a ping reply on given ip,
      then runs install.sh after another delay.
   sfk ping 192.168.1.200 192.168.1.210
      ping these two ip's in parallel
   sfk ping 130 140 2.150
      ping IP .130 and .140 within current subnet
      and .150 in the .2 subnet
   sfk ping net 1 2 10
      ping whole subnets 1, 2 and 10, like
        192.168.1.1  to 192.168.1.254
        192.168.2.1  to 192.168.2.254
        192.168.10.1 to 192.168.10.254
      if your computer is within 192.168.x.x
   sfk ping net 192.178 3 5
      ping 192.178.3.1 to 254 and .5.1 to 254
   sfk ping mynet
      if my computer has an IP 192.168.178.20
      then this pings 192.168.178.1 to .254

 
sfk ping ip [ip2] [to ip3] [options]

check if machine(s) on given ip(s) reply to 
pings.

default with only a few target adresses is
to show a graphical display of replies.
with many addresses a list of replies 
is shown.

experimental command. may not always 
list all available machines, especially on
embedded linux.

may require admin rights with Windows 7.
if you get an error, right click on cmd.exe
and select "run as admin" to enable sfk 
ping.

graphical reply output
         .         no   reply
   0 ... 9         fast reply, 0 - 9 msec
   A ... Z         slow reply, >= 10 msec

parameters
   to n            ping range up to n 
                   within the same class c
                   network (up to 100
                   addresses)
   net n [n2]      ping 192.168.n.1 to 
                   192.168.n.254 if
                   computer runs in 192.168
                   network
   net r1.r2 n     ping r1.r2.n.1 to 
                   r1.r2.n.254
   mynet           ping the network of this 
                   computer

options
   -time           with single ip: show 
                   reply time
   -every ns       with graphical ping only:
                   ping every n seconds 
                   (default is 1s). use 10s
                   when pinging internet
                   servers over longer time,
                   to reduce server load.
   -maxwait n      wait up to n msec for a 
                   reply
   -maxwait ns     wait up to n seconds
   -list           send just one ping and 
                   show result as a flat
                   list without graph
   -stop           stop on first reply from 
                   any ip
   -range s e      with "net": ping 
                   from s to e instead of 1
                   to 254
   -pure           print just replying ip's
   -quiet          print less infos
   -quiet=2        show no OK etc. with 
                   -stop
   -noterm         output is not for 
                   terminal but file.
                   writes only one ping
                   summary per minute.

web reference
   http://stahlworks.com/sfk-ping

see also
   sfk pingdiff  find new devices in the 
                 network
   sfk tcping    check if a server 
                 accepts connections

examples sfk ping 192.168.1.200 -stop -maxwait 600s +sleep 1000 +then run "install.sh" -yes waits for a ping reply on given ip, then runs install.sh after another delay. sfk ping 192.168.1.200 192.168.1.210 ping these two ip's in parallel sfk ping 130 140 2.150 ping IP .130 and .140 within current subnet and .150 in the .2 subnet sfk ping net 1 2 10 ping whole subnets 1, 2 and 10, like 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254 192.168.2.1 to 192.168.2.254 192.168.10.1 to 192.168.10.254 if your computer is within 192.168.x.x sfk ping net 192.178 3 5 ping 192.178.3.1 to 254 and .5.1 to 254 sfk ping mynet if my computer has an IP 192.168.178.20 then this pings 192. 168.178.1 to .254

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sfk is a free open-source tool, running instantly without installation efforts. no DLL's, no registry changes - just get sfk.exe from the zip package and use it (binaries for windows, linux and mac are included).

 

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