ping multiple Ips with python

[darrell]

Gerhard Haering wrote:

> * darrell <dgallion1 at yahoo.com> [2003-01-04 03:07 +0000]:
>> Multiple ping sounded like fun.
>> So here's a quick mod to some ping code I found.
>>
>> #!/usr/bin/env python
>> [icmp code in Python]
> 
> This needs superuser privileges, right?
> 
> Do you work as root by default, because you don't mention this necessity?!
> 

The need for root is in there.
# Note that ICMP messages can only be sent from processes running
# as root.

If you expand this app with something like ipRange("192.168.1.*")
The idea being to ping a range of IP's
Then the idea of threads might be a problem.

--Darrell