Ping
This task allows you to check if a server is open to connection on the specified port. Each ping result is logged by the task and %uptime statistics for the server:port combination can be viewed via the Logs / TaskLogs window. The statistics filename is "TaskTitle_statistics".
The "Ping" protocol is not actually implemented. Only a simple socket connection to the specified host is attempted. For safety purposes you can only ping a server every 1 minutes at the least. If you set your Ping tasks such that the server is pinged at a period less than 1 minutes, the socket connection will not be attempted and an Exit Code = 5 is returned.
Host
Enter the host name or IP address.
Port
Enter the desired port. Common ports are: SMTP=25, FTP=21, HTTP=80, TELNET=23, POP3=110.
Ping Statistics
When a ping task finishes running, a special log file named "TaskTitle_statistics" is generated. You can view this statistics file by clicking on the filename in the Logs / TaskLogs Window. This allows you to keep statistics on the %uptime of your server.
Resetting the Ping Statistics File
Go to the Logs menu and select the "Manage Logs" menu item. Select the Statistics file for your ping task and hit delete. The ping statistics will be cleared and will start afresh the next time the task is run.