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How to ping IP in JS or Node.js

I'm creating an Electron app that checks the availability of an IP using the fetch API with domains. If I try with a local network IP like 192.168.1.190, the fetch API fails. I found library ping but it works like fetch and thus I'm getting the same rejection for local IPs. How can I actually ping with JS?

PS

An IP like 8.8.8.8 is also rejected by the fetch API.

Solution

  • if you use nodejs, you could use exec to call system ping command.

    const exec = require('child_process').exec;
function process(error, stdout, stderr) {
    //TODO: process result or logging.
}
exec("ping -c 3 localhost", process);

    Or you can use 3rd party libraries. https://github.com/nospaceships/node-net-ping