Pinging in c# (uwp)

Question

I'm trying to create a universal windows platform c# program that includes a network map.

UWP c# doesn't include any built in pinging tools and system.net.pinging won't install. How can I ping using the windows.network.sockets namespace to find out what computers are on the network (and their MAC address, hostname and hopefully operating system).

Answer 1

System.Net.Ping 4.0.0 Provides the System.Net.NetworkInformation.Ping class, which allows an application to determine whether a remote computer is accessible over the network.

Add the System.Net.Ping NuGet package to your project using

Install-Package System.Net.Ping -Version 4.0.0

in Package Manager Console