IP ping AKA presence detection on Homey?

[V5R1X]

Considering getting a Homey device.

But before I do I need to know if it is easy and possible to set up a script(?) that pings local network devices and uses the retrieved status as a boolean.

Does anyone know if this is possible?

Any help regarding this is greatly appreciated!

I’ve tried googling, but most discussions regarding this is many years old and, I suspect, outdated.

[Peter_Kawa]

Not exactly cli ping, but it checks for online devices with fixed IP’s. So it pings
Very very easy imho.
F.I. give all your devices you want to ping a “family member name”, like printer, or tv, and get logs or notifications of your devices being online or offline while they can trigger flows individually

[APP] Smart Presence

Smart Presence The app works by detecting closed TCP ports of smartphones on your Wi-Fi network. This will work without installing the Homey app, and will allow you to detect guests as well. Link to app store. Link to the source. Installing: For adding a device, please follow these steps: Check the IP address of the smartphone. This can be done from the admin UI of the Wi-Fi router. Make a static reservation for the IP address. Also done from the admin UI of the Wi-Fi router. Add the devic…

[V5R1X]

This sounds very good!

Thanks for the help!