how to check ip is live or not in c# code example

Example: get local ip address c#

public string GetLocalIPv4(NetworkInterfaceType _type)
{
    string output = "";
    foreach (NetworkInterface item in NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces())
    {
        if (item.NetworkInterfaceType == _type && item.OperationalStatus == OperationalStatus.Up)
        {
            foreach (UnicastIPAddressInformation ip in item.GetIPProperties().UnicastAddresses)
            {
                if (ip.Address.AddressFamily == AddressFamily.InterNetwork)
                {
                    output = ip.Address.ToString();
                }
            }
        }
    }
    return output;
}