Pinging from a C/C++ program

EDIT I saw after I posted, you are on Ubuntu. However someone searching this question may still find these links helpful for Windows.

Ping: Raw Sockets Method: http://tangentsoft.net/wskfaq/examples/rawping.html

Implementing Internet Pings Using Icmp.dll: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;170591

IcmpSendEcho Function: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366050%28VS.85%29.aspx

Ping for Windows: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/IP/winping.aspx

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
int x = system("ping -c1 -s1 8.8.8.8  > /dev/null 2>&1");
if (x==0){
    cout<<"success";
}else{
    cout<<"failed";
}

replace 8.8.8.8 from your IP Address

Have a blast at The Ping Page, which has a link to full source on the original Unix ping(8).

This post is old but I think the following link will help future people lookign for a good explanation on how to create a Ping request.

• Deconstructing Ping with C and NodeJS