Ping a host in Java

import java.net.InetAddress;
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public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    InetAddress address = InetAddress.getByName("17.16.15.14");

    boolean reachable = address.isReachable(10000);

    System.out.println("Is host reachable? " + reachable);
  }
}