PICMPSocket Class Reference

#include <icmpsock.h>

Inheritance diagram for PICMPSocket:

List of all members.

Public Types
	PingSuccess
	NetworkUnreachable
	HostUnreachable
	PacketTooBig
	RequestTimedOut
	BadRoute
	TtlExpiredTransmit
	TtlExpiredReassembly
	SourceQuench
	MtuChange
	GeneralError
	NumStatuses
Status & Information
enum	PingStatus {   PingSuccess, NetworkUnreachable, HostUnreachable, PacketTooBig,   RequestTimedOut, BadRoute, TtlExpiredTransmit, TtlExpiredReassembly,   SourceQuench, MtuChange, GeneralError, NumStatuses }
	Results of ICMP operation. More...
Public Member Functions
Construction
	PICMPSocket ()
Ping
PBoolean	Ping (const PString &host)
PBoolean	Ping (const PString &host, PingInfo &info)
Protected Member Functions
const char *	GetProtocolName () const
virtual PBoolean	OpenSocket ()
virtual PBoolean	OpenSocket (int ipAdressFamily)
PBoolean	WritePing (const PString &host, PingInfo &info)
PBoolean	ReadPing (PingInfo &info)
Classes
class	PingInfo
	Information used by and obtained by the ping operation. More...

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Detailed Description

Create a socket channel that uses allows ICMP commands in the Internal Protocol.

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Member Enumeration Documentation

enum PICMPSocket::PingStatus

Results of ICMP operation.

Enumerator:

PingSuccess
NetworkUnreachable
HostUnreachable
PacketTooBig
RequestTimedOut
BadRoute
TtlExpiredTransmit
TtlExpiredReassembly
SourceQuench
MtuChange
GeneralError
NumStatuses

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

PICMPSocket::PICMPSocket

(

)

Create a TCP/IP protocol socket channel. If a remote machine address or a "listening" socket is specified then the channel is also opened.

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Member Function Documentation

const char* PICMPSocket::GetProtocolName

(

)

const [protected, virtual]

This function returns the protocol name for the socket type.

Implements PSocket.

virtual PBoolean PICMPSocket::OpenSocket

(

int

ipAdressFamily

)

[protected, virtual]

Open an IPv4 or IPv6 socket

Implements PIPSocket.

virtual PBoolean PICMPSocket::OpenSocket

(

)

[protected, virtual]

Implements PSocket.

PBoolean PICMPSocket::Ping	(	const PString &	host,
		PingInfo &	info
	)

Send an ECHO_REPLY message to the specified host and wait for a reply to be sent back.

Returns:

PFalse if host not found or no response.

Parameters:

host	Host to send ping.
info	Information on the ping and reply.

PBoolean PICMPSocket::Ping

(

const PString &

host

)

Send an ECHO_REPLY message to the specified host and wait for a reply to be sent back.

Returns:

PFalse if host not found or no response.

Parameters:

host	Host to send ping.

PBoolean PICMPSocket::ReadPing

(

PingInfo &

info

)

[protected]

PBoolean PICMPSocket::WritePing	(	const PString &	host,
		PingInfo &	info
	)			[protected]

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• icmpsock.h

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