How to Write a Script to Ping Every 5 Minutes

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The ping command sends several small packets of information from your computer to the designated target in an effort to determine if the target computer is online or offline. A normal ping command runs every second, but if you want to make a custom script to ping a target every five minutes, you can do so by creating a batch file.

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Step 1

Open Notepad, WordPad or your favorite text editor.

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Step 2

Create a new file and save it on your computer with the ".bat" file extension, which is a batch file script.

Step 3

Type the following four commands into the text file, each on a separate line, in order:

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:begin ping server_to_ping sleep 300 goto :begin

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Step 4

Save the batch file and then double-click on it. The ping command runs, pinging the "server_to_ping" every 300 seconds. Be sure to substitute the server IP address or name in the script for the "server_to_ping" example before you run the script.

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