Host Probe

Host Probe is a Python script that performs host discovery using ICMP ping. It allows you to determine which hosts are up and which are down from a list of IP addresses or domain names.

Installation

You can use pipenv to create a virtual environment and install the required dependencies. If you don't have pipenv installed, you can install it using pip:

pip install pipenv

Once pipenv is installed, navigate to the project directory and run:

pipenv install

This will create a virtual environment and install the required dependencies listed in the Pipfile.

Usage

pipenv run python hostprobe.py [OPTIONS]

Options

• -f, --file FILE: Input file containing a list of host IP addresses or domain names (one per line). (Required)
• -r, --retry INT: Number of ping retries for each host (default: 3).
• -t, --timeout FLOAT: Timeout (in seconds) for each ping request (default: 2.0).
• -o, --output FILE: Output file for results.
• -v, --verbose: Enable verbose output (real-time).
• -s, --sleep FLOAT: Sleep interval (in seconds) between probes (default: 0.0).

Example

Perform host discovery using a host list file named hostlist.txt, save the results to output.txt, enable verbose (real-time) output, and add a 1-second sleep interval between probes:

pipenv run python hostprobe.py -f hostlist.txt -o output.txt -v -s 1.0

Dependencies

• ping3: Python 3 ICMP ping implementation.
• colorama: Library for colored text output.