Eyual> What is the fastest way to find out a host is alive should i make Eyual> a sys call and ping or is thier an easier way What is the fastest Eyual> way to find out a host is alive should i make a sys call and ping Eyual> or is thier an easier way
Depends on the meaning of "host is alive". If that means "up and available to do something for me", try connecting to the port of interest using the socket module. -- Skip Montanaro Katrina Benefit Concerts: http://www.musi-cal.com/katrina [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list