icmp

Internet Control Message Protocol in Node

Internet Control Message Protocol implementation in Node (it has Promises).

How to install

Install with npm:

npm install --save icmp

How to use

You can view examples in example directory.

Little example for lazy peoples

Here's how to find if a network card is receiving or not (basic ping) -->

const icmp = require('icmp');

icmp.ping(ipv4)
    .then(obj => console.log(obj.open))
    .catch(err => { });

ICMP class:

Properties

ICMP.host: string

The requested HOST (can be an IP)

ICMP.ip: string

The requested IP

ICMP.open: boolean

The ICMP response

ICMP.type: string

The response message type, can be:

['REPLY', 'NA', 'NA', 'DESTINATION_UNREACHABLE', 'SOURCE_QUENCH', 'REDIRECT']

ICMP.code: string

The response code, can be:

['NET', 'HOST', 'PROTOCOL', 'PORT', 'FRAGMENTATION', 'ROUTE_FAILED', 'NET_UNKNOWN', 'HOST_UNKNOWN', 'HOST_ISOLATED', 'NET_PROHIBITED', 'HOST_PROHIBITED', 'NET_UNREACHABLE', 'HOST_UNREACHABLE', 'COMM_PROHIBITED', 'HOST_PRECEDENCE', 'PRECEDENCE_CUTOFF', 'NETWORK', 'HOST', 'SERVICE_NETWORK', 'HOST_NETWORK']

Methods

ICMP.ping(host: string): Promise

Send a ping to an host and get a Promise resolving an ICMP instance

License

MIT