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update ping node readme
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<p>Pings a machine and returns the trip time in mS as <code>msg.payload</code>.</p>
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<p>Returns <b>false</b> if no response received within 5 seconds, or if the host is unresolveable.</p>
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<p>Default ping is every 20 seconds but can be configured.</p>
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<p><code>msg.topic</code> contains the target host ip.
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<p><code>msg.topic</code> contains the target host ip.</p>
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<p>Note: if running inside Ubuntu Snap you will need to manually start the network-observe interface.
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`snap connect node-red:network-observe`</p>
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</script>
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<script type="text/javascript">
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npm install node-red-node-ping
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**Gotchas**
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1 This won't run on Ubunti Snap as the strict container does not allow spawning of external commands (like ping).
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1 Ubuntu Snap containers are strict and do not like giving external commands (like ping) external access. To allow ping to work you must manually add the network-observe interface
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sudo snap connect node-red:network-observe
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2 On some versions on Raspbian (Raspberry Pi) `ping` seems to be a root only command.
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The fix is to allow it as follows
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{
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"name" : "node-red-node-ping",
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"version" : "0.0.16",
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"version" : "0.0.17",
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"description" : "A Node-RED node to ping a remote server, for use as a keep-alive check.",
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"dependencies" : {
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},
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