#define _WINSOCK_DEPRECATED_NO_WARNINGS
#include <winsock2.h>
#include <iphlpapi.h>
#include <icmpapi.h>
#include <ctime>
#include <stdio.h>

#pragma comment(lib, "iphlpapi.lib")
#pragma comment(lib, "ws2_32.lib")

int __cdecl main( int argc , char **argv )
{

    // Declare and initialize variables

    HANDLE hIcmpFile;
    unsigned long ipaddr = INADDR_NONE;
    DWORD dwRetVal = 0;
    char SendData [ 32 ] = "Data Buffer";
    LPVOID ReplyBuffer = NULL;
    DWORD ReplySize = 0;

    // Validate the parameters
    if ( argc != 2 ) {
        printf( "usage: %s IP address\n" , argv [ 0 ] );
        system( "pause" );
        return 1;
    }

    ipaddr = inet_addr( argv [ 1 ] );
    if ( ipaddr == INADDR_NONE ) {
        printf( "usage: %s IP address\n" , argv [ 0 ] );
        system( "pause" );
        return 1;
    }

    hIcmpFile = IcmpCreateFile( );
    if ( hIcmpFile == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE ) {
        printf( "\tUnable to open handle.\n" );
        printf( "IcmpCreatefile returned error: %ld\n" , GetLastError( ) );
        system( "pause" );
        return 1;
    }

    ReplySize = sizeof( ICMP_ECHO_REPLY ) + sizeof( SendData );
    ReplyBuffer = ( VOID* ) malloc( ReplySize );
    if ( ReplyBuffer == NULL ) {
        printf( "\tUnable to allocate memory\n" );
        system( "pause" );
        return 1;
    }

    while ( true )
    {
        dwRetVal = IcmpSendEcho( hIcmpFile , ipaddr , SendData , sizeof( SendData ) , NULL , ReplyBuffer , ReplySize , 1000 );
        if ( dwRetVal != 0 )
        {
            PICMP_ECHO_REPLY pEchoReply = ( PICMP_ECHO_REPLY ) ReplyBuffer;
            struct in_addr ReplyAddr;
            ReplyAddr.S_un.S_addr = pEchoReply->Address;
        }
        else
        {
            auto t = time( 0 );
            struct tm now;
            localtime_s( &now , &t );
            printf( "%d:%d:%d %d-%d-%d: ping failed\n" , now.tm_hour , now.tm_min , now.tm_sec , now.tm_year + 1900 , now.tm_mon + 1 , now.tm_mday );
            system( "pause" );
            return 1;
        }
        Sleep( 500 );
    }
    return 0;
}