Ping

[Ellie]

This is hardly worth a topic, but is there a ping method in Ruby/RGSS?

For example something like

ping 127.0.0.1
if true
  do this #machine in question is online
else
  do that #machine is offline / unreachable
end

There is a method built into Netplay+, but AFAIK it requires the actual server program to send back data to say it is online, else it just says offline.

 

[S S Muu]

No there is not.
And if you with built in method in N+ mean "test_connection" it doesn't need the server to send anything back, try deleting the "@socket.send("<20>'Test Completed'</20>")" line it doesn't really do anything except closing the socket which is done on the line after it anyway.

 

[Ellie]

Thanks, I'll try that.

 

[S S Muu]

Your welcome, mate.