> You didn't call the ping? method in your example. You just called the
> constructor.
> 
>> someone know what the difference is between
>> Net::Ping::TCP.new('localhost')
>> Net::Ping::External.new('localhost')
> 
> The external ping uses your system's ping command. The TCP ping tries
> to connect to the host via a Ruby TCPSocket.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Dan

thanks Dan
indeed i mist the methode stupid off me
thanks for the fast reply and the explanation
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