Quick Ping

Multi-threaded ping tool based on WMI. Supports getting ping results from remote PC in domain.

Motivation

A multi-threaded ping tool based on WMI. Supports getting ping results from remote PC in domain (needs to be logged on as domain administrator). For example in a global company with multiple sites, for a person located in Hong Kong office, he / she can ping Singapore server from Sydney server without having to remotely connect to Sydney server first.

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Language & Requirement

• VB application written in VB.net
• .Net framework 4.5 or above.

Features

• Multi-threaded ping echos are sent to avoid having to wait for previous echos to return, delaying further echos to be sent.
• Automatically generating a list of domain controllers if the local host is in domain. To get ping results from remote host (most likely to be a DC), you need to log in with a domain administrator account or other accounts with permissions to remotely log in to WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation).
• A chart will be generated for each ping session as shown in the screenshot.

Note

• None