# Ping

Ping a specified IP Address.

Action available for the following operating systems:

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### Parameters

*Details*

* **Server** <*string*> - The IP Address of the server to ping.
* **Nbr. of Pings** <*numeric*> - The number of pings that are executed to the specified servers.
* **Packet Size** <*numeric*> - The number of bits that every sended packet has.
* **Timeout** <*numeric*> - The timeout in milliseconds defined for this ping. The value 0 is this parameter means that there is no timeout.\
  The timeout value is for each ping, so the total timeout is actually this value multiplied by the number of pings.

*Targets*

* **Reply Count** - The control or variable where the count of replies is saved. Here will be stored how many times the destination host as replied to the Ping command.
* **Reply Time** - The control or variable where the time of reply is saved. Here will be stored a list with the times the destination host took to reply to each ping.
* **Reply Times Sep.** <*string*> - The string separator used to split the replies.
* **Reply Medium Time** - The control or variable where the medium time of reply is saved.

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The parameter Reply Times Sep. is coded.
{% endhint %}


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