Advanced IP Address Ping Script

This PowerShell script automates the process of pinging multiple IP addresses, each in a new command prompt window, and logs the results to individual files.

Introduction

This script is designed to help network administrators and IT professionals easily ping a list of IP addresses. Each IP address is pinged in a separate command prompt window, allowing for continuous monitoring of multiple hosts simultaneously. The results of each ping session are logged to individual text files.

How It Works

The script defines a list of IP addresses to ping. It then uses a function to open a new command prompt window for each IP address and execute a continuous ping (ping -t). The output of each ping session is logged to a separate file named PingLog_<IP>.txt, where <IP> is the respective IP address.

Features

• Pings multiple IP addresses concurrently.
• Opens a new command prompt window for each IP address.
• Continuous pinging for real-time monitoring.
• Logs results of each ping session to individual files.

Dependencies

• PowerShell

Getting Started

1. Edit the Script:

   • Open the script file (ping_script.ps1) in a text editor.
   • Modify the list of IP addresses to your desired IP addresses.
   • Save the script file.

2. Run the Script:

   • Open PowerShell.
   • Navigate to the directory where the script file is located using the cd command:

     cd path\to\your\script\directory

   • Execute the script using the following command:

     .\ping_script.ps1

3. Monitor the Pings:

   • Each IP address in the list will be pinged in a new command prompt window.
   • The results of each ping session will be logged to a file named PingLog_<IP>.txt in the script's directory.

Demo

https://youtu.be/fCBXeoWvCdw

Script

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
# Title:          Advanced IP Address Ping Script                                       #
# Description:    Easily ping a list of IP addresses and log results to files           #
# Author:         Anthony Constant                                                      #
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

# List of IP addresses to ping
$ipAddresses = @(
    "10.10.10.10",
    "10.10.20.10",
    "10.10.30.10",
    "10.10.20.100"       
)

# Function to open a new command prompt window and ping an IP address, logging the result to a file
function Ping-IP {
    param (
        [string]$ip
    )
    $logFile = "PingLog_$ip.txt"
    $script = "powershell -NoExit -Command `"ping $ip -t | Tee-Object -FilePath $logFile`""
    Start-Process "cmd.exe" -ArgumentList "/c start cmd.exe /k $script"
}

# Loop through the list of IP addresses and ping each one in a new command prompt window
foreach ($ip in $ipAddresses) {
    Ping-IP -ip $ip
}

Write-Host "Ping commands executed in new command prompt windows."