Simplifying the Complex - by Kamran Shah

Option 1 (Linux/ Unix Shell): for ip in $(seq 1 254); do ping -c 1 192.168.1.$ip>/dev/null; [ $? -eq 0 ] && echo "192.168.1.$ip UP" >> ping-output.txt || : ; done Note that -c operator was used on Solaris and may not work in other flavours so you may want to check manpages or try -n instead. An example of above approach for given list of ip addresses; for i in 192.168.0.1 192.168.0.10 192.168.0.55 192.168.0.200 ; do ping -c 1 $i > /dev/null; [ $? -eq 0 ] && echo "$i UP"; done Option 2 (Linux/ Unix Shell): Refer to Multiping bash script that uses ARP method and is more robust script to get you accurate details with MAC addresses. http://blog.kamranshah.com/2012/08/icmp-ping-class-c-network-subnet-on.html   Option 3 (Windows CMD): for /L %I in (1,1,254) DO ping -w 100 -n 1 192.168.1.%I | find "Reply" >> ping-output.txt Option 4 (Windows Powershell): Use below for Powershell in systems such a