Ping a computer and send file to remote host

This sample code shows how to ping a remote computer in the network and send a file to the remote computer. This example is shown as a console application which asks the user to type the name of remote compuetr and name of the file to be uploaded to the remote host. Then it uses the UploadFile method of the network class to transfer the file to the remote machine.

Console.Write("Enter the remote computer name:");
string remoteHost = Console.ReadLine();

Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices.Computer c = new Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices.Computer();
if (c.Network.Ping(remoteHost, 1000))
{
        Console.WriteLine("The specified computer {0} is successfully pinged", remoteHost);
        Console.Write("Enter the remote computer folder fullpath:");
        string remotepath = Console.ReadLine();        
        Console.Write("Enter the local filename with fullpath:");
        string localfile= Console.ReadLine();        

        c.Network.UploadFile(localfile, new System.Uri(remotepath).AbsoluteUri);

        Console.WriteLine("The specified file is successfully uploaded");
}