This module provides a simple "ping" function for testing the state of a remote network device.
It allows for alerts to be triggered when devices cannot be reached using a notify function.
Define
define <name> ping <host/ip> <mode> <timeout>
Specifies the ping device.
<host/ip> is the hostname or IP address of the Bridge.
Specifies ping mode.
<mode> One of: tcp|udp|icmp. Read the perl docs for more detail: http://perldoc.perl.org/Net/Ping.html
Timeout.
<timeout> is the maximum time to wait for each ping.
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