Batch files

[tyrannus]

Ok so I haven't written a batch file since windows 3.11 so now I have been tasked with creating a file that will ping a range of addresses and display which ones are in use. Can any one give me a jump start on this.. Please?

 

[Davetoo]

http://www.qksoft.com/utility-ping/

I'm Certifiable, not cert-ified.
It just means my answers are from experience, not a book.

 

[tyrannus]

That would work, but we are looking for a no cost option unfortunately... Basically I need to know if the host is available so that a VNC connection can be made to it.

 

[Diancecht]

As stated here, something like the should work

For /L %f in (1,1,100) Do Ping.exe -n 1 192.168.1.%f

Cheers,
Dian

 

[tyrannus]

That might work, i will give it a try.

 

[dseaver]

If you can use 3rd party software, I would look into AngryIp scanner

 

[goombawaho]

Yes, I second the AngryIP scanner. It does a whole IP address range (as you specify it) and tells you what addresses respond.

Also NMAP is good (NMAPWIN for windows) and can tell you what ports are open on the computers. That is helpful to detect if a computer might have a virus that is blasting out copies of itself via FTP or SMTP.