How to ping?

[Ben Rubinstein]

on 19/3/03 9:11 pm, Dar Scott wrote

> If you can put up with the delays in no-response failure, then you can
> try it without callbacks.
> 
> You will almost always get one of three responses:  Success.  Error
> because of rejection.  Open timeout.
> 
> If using a telnet port does not interfere with the serial link you are
> using then, you won't get the rejection.
> [snip]

Aha!  I think this explains some of my confusion.  Looking at the docs there
is no mention of any results - it appeared that everything was by callbacks.
(cough) jeanne? (cough).


> To be comfortable with this you might want to look yourself at
> result(), sysError(), and time for several cases, anyway.  As a wimp, I
> would.

absolutely.  I'm going to stop sending theoretical mails now until I can get
back to the office and actually try some things.  Thanks to you and David
for your assistance.

 
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