In classic .NET Framework applications, we have used System.Net.NetworkInformation.Ping class to Ping a host address. This API is not included by default in .NET Core, even in version 2.0. Here is how to do it in a .NET Core way. First, we need to reference a package System.Net.Ping Install-Package System.Net.Ping This will give us the same API set as .NET Framework. Then, in your .NET Core code, …