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Net::Ping::External is a module which interfaces with the ping(1)
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command on the system. It presently provides a single function, ping(),
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that takes in a hostname and (optionally) a timeout and returns true if
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the host is alive, and false otherwise. Unless you have the ability (and
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willingness) to run your scripts as the superuser on your system, this
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module will probably provide more accurate results than Net::Ping
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(bundled with the perl base installation) will.
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