PowerShell Stuff

Ping a server and get results:
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$ping = new-object System.Net.Networkinformation.Ping
$result = $ping.send("ServerName")
write-host $result.status
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Or
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$ip =”ServerName”
$qry = ('select statuscode from win32_pingstatus where address="' + $ip + '"')
$rslt = gwmi –query “$qry”
if ($rslt.StatusCode –eq 0) {
write-host “ping worked” -BackgroundColor "Green"
}
else {
write-host “ping failed” -BackgroundColor "Red"
}
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