Able to ping one or multiple hosts (HTTP, SMTP) to check whether they're currently online and sends an email if a host is not responding or otherwise unreachable.
Ping Alert is a freeware ping sender app and networking program, developed by SMS4Mail for Windows.
The download has been tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below.
Monitor TCP ports applications such as HTTP, SMTP, etc
When ping TIMEOUT (3 consecutive packets) will trigger program, send mail or send SMS. When ping NORMAL (3 consecutive packets) from TIMEOUT will trigger program, send SMS or send mail.
This program will send e-mail or send an SMS alert when there is a Ping timeout. It allows you to set numbers of packs, bytes of packets, and time intervals. It features auto host, and a maximum of 100 hosts. It will precisely let you know when your system is down and when it is up.
Email/SMS alert will only be sent once when host is "Request Time Out","Dest Network Not Reachable" "Dest Host Not Reachable", "TTL Expired in Transit","TTL Expired Reassemb" .....etc OR back to normal from "Request Time Out", "Dest Network Not Reachable" "Dest Host Not Reachable", "TTL Expired in Transit","TTL Expired Reassemb" .....
Features of Ping Alert
- Alert you once only
- Allow to limit maximum SMS sending a day.
- I am alive notification - Schedule to auto send you the last minutes log. Let you know status anytime.
- Keep playing Alert Sound to notify operators whenever get timeout/down status.
- Monitoring ORACLE, MYSQL, WWW, FTP, etc.
- Server Services such as FTP Server is using TCP port 21, SSH server port 22, TELNET server port 23, SMTP Server port 25, DNS server port 53, Http server port 80, etc.
- TCP Ports are numerical identifiers in host to host communications.
Compatibility and License
Is Ping Alert free to download?
Ping Alert is provided under a freeware license on Windows from network software with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 5.6 is the latest version last time we checked.
What version of Windows can Ping Alert run on?
Ping Alert can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It runs on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems with no dedicated 64-bit download provided.
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