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Suricata-Ping-0.0.1
/ Suricata::Ping

NAME

Suricata::Ping - Reads in a suricata config and sends a ping to the specifid interface.

VERSION

Version 0.0.1

SYNOPSIS

Quick summary of what the module does.

Perhaps a little code snippet.

use Suricata::Ping;

my $suricata_ping;
eval {
    $suricata_ping=Suricata::Ping->new(
        config_file=>'/usr/local/etc/suricata/config.yaml'
    );
};
if ($@) {
    print $@."\n";
    exit 1;
}
$suricata_ping->ping;

SUBROUTINES/METHODS

new

Initiates the object.

- config_file :: The Suricata config to read in.
    - default :: undef

- pattern :: Pattern to use with the ping.
    - default :: e034o31qwe9034oldlAd31qdgf3

- ip :: The IP to ping.
    - default :: 8.8.8.8

- section :: The config section of the config to use.
    - default, Linux :: af_packet
    - default, other :: pcap

- count :: Number of packets to send.
    - default :: 5

ping

Pings each interface.

This does not return any status or the like.

This requires ping be in the current path.

$suricata_ping->ping;

AUTHOR

Zane C. Bowers-Hadley, <vvelox at vvelox.net>

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-suricata-ping at rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at https://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Suricata-Ping. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

SUPPORT

You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

perldoc Suricata::Ping

You can also look for information at:

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

This software is Copyright (c) 2026 by Zane C. Bowers-Hadley.

This is free software, licensed under:

The GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 2.1, February 1999