Example #1
2
func Pinger(address *net.IPAddr, timeout time.Duration) error {
	var (
		c   *net.IPConn
		err error
	)

	v6 := address.IP.To4() == nil

	if v6 {
		c, err = net.DialIP("ip6:ipv6-icmp", nil, address)
	} else {
		c, err = net.DialIP("ip4:icmp", nil, address)
	}
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	c.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(timeout))
	defer c.Close()

	typ := icmpv4EchoRequest

	if v6 {
		typ = icmpv6EchoRequest
	}

	xid, xseq := os.Getpid()&0xffff, 1
	wb, err := (&icmpMessage{
		Type: typ, Code: 0,
		Body: &icmpEcho{
			ID: xid, Seq: xseq,
			Data: bytes.Repeat([]byte("Go Go Gadget Ping!!!"), 3),
		},
	}).Marshal()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if _, err = c.Write(wb); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	var m *icmpMessage
	rb := make([]byte, 20+len(wb))
	for {
		if _, err = c.Read(rb); err != nil {
			return err
		}
		if !v6 {
			rb = ipv4Payload(rb)
		}
		if m, err = parseICMPMessage(rb); err != nil {
			return err
		}

		switch m.Type {
		case icmpv4EchoRequest, icmpv6EchoRequest:
			continue
		}
		break
	}
	return nil
}