How to get the log of Ping via PowerShell

Question

I'm still new to PowerShell,

May I ask about how to write the script to get the result from ping the IP address?

& I'm using Test-Connection command.

Answer 1

If you want to mimic the Exact output of the ping command in a console, then the easiest way would be:

$temp = New-TemporaryFile
ping 8.8.8.8 > $temp.FullName
$result = $temp | Get-Content -Raw
$temp | Remove-Item -Force

# Output on screen
$result

However, if you want to get this exact same output style using the Test-Connection cmdlet, there's a lot more work to be done. Here's a function that outputs like the ping command would do:

function Format-TestConnection {
    # mimic the **Exact** output of the ping command using Test-Connection
    [CmdletBinding()]  
    Param (   
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, Position = 0)]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [string]$ComputerName,
        [int]$Count = 4
    )
    # build output
    $sb = New-Object -TypeName System.Text.StringBuilder
    [void]$sb.AppendLine("Pinging $ComputerName with 32 bytes of data:")

    # perform Test-Connection and capture the results
    $success = 0
    $responseTimes = @()
    for ($i = 0; $i -lt $count; $i++) {
        $startTime = (Get-Date).Millisecond
        try {
            $ping = Test-Connection -ComputerName $ComputerName -Count 1 -BufferSize 32 -ErrorAction Stop
            [void]$sb.AppendFormat("Reply from {0}: bytes={1} time={2} TTL={3}", 
                                    $ComputerName, $ping.ReplySize, $ping.ResponseTime, $ping.TimeToLive)
            [void]$sb.AppendLine()
            $success++
            $responseTimes += $ping.ResponseTime
        }
        catch {
            [void]$sb.AppendLine("Request timed out.")
            $responseTimes += ($startTime - (Get-Date).Millisecond)
        }
    }

    [void]$sb.AppendLine()
    [void]$sb.Append("Ping statistics for $ComputerName")
    [void]$sb.AppendLine(":")

    $lost =  $Count - $success
    $pct  = '{0:N0}%' -f (($lost / $Count) * 100)
    [void]$sb.Append("    Packets: Sent = $Count, Received = $($success), Lost = $lost ($pct loss)")

    if ($success) {
        [void]$sb.AppendLine(",")
        [void]$sb.AppendLine("Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:")
        $min = [int]($responseTimes | Measure-Object -Minimum).Minimum
        $max = [int]($responseTimes | Measure-Object -Maximum).Maximum
        $avg = [int]($responseTimes | Measure-Object -Average).Average

        [void]$sb.AppendFormat("    Minimum = {0}ms, Maximum = {1}ms, Average = {2}ms", $min, $max, $avg)
        [void]$sb.AppendLine()
    }
    else {
        [void]$sb.AppendLine(".")
    }

    # return the formatted output
    $sb.ToString()
}

# use the above function like
Format-TestConnection -ComputerName "8.8.8.8" -Count 4

Output on screen:

Pinging 8.8.8.8 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=8 TTL=80
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=7 TTL=80
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=7 TTL=80
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=8 TTL=80

Ping statistics for 8.8.8.8:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0,00% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 7ms, Maximum = 8ms, Average = 8ms

If this is NOT what you are asking for, then please EDIT your question and show us the desired output, because the question is unclear about that.