Bash-check-if-host-pingable

check_remote() {
local VALIDATE=`ping -c 3 ${IP} >/dev/null 2>&1; echo $?`
if [ ${VALIDATE} -eq 0 ];then
  echo "Failure: IP address ${IP} is still pingable!"; exit 2
else
  echo "Confirmed: IP address ${IP} is not pingable."
fi
}