[Boost-users] ICMP Ping ASIO

Subject: [Boost-users] ICMP Ping ASIO
From: cmicel1_at_[hidden]
Date: 2009-05-23 19:03:55

I am trying to recreate a simple ping utility that utilizes the  
Internet Control Message Protocol(ICMP) to gather information about a  
host.  Boost ASIO has an implementation of the ICMP protocol and  
presents this protocol as a method to transmit messages similar to UDP  
or TCP.  I need to create ICMP messages that are crafted with certain  
control messages (0 - Echo Reply, 8 - Echo Request), but I am unsure  
of how asio crafts messages when this protocol is in use.  I do not  
want to utilize a server application for my network diagnosis and  
figured that this would be the appropriate method.  Any information on  
the subject matter would be helpful to me.
-Chris