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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8
+# Based on pcgod's mumble-ping script found at http://0xy.org/mumble-ping.py.
+
+from struct import *
+import socket, sys, time, datetime
+
+if len(sys.argv) < 3:
+	print ("Usage: %s <host> <port>" % sys.argv[0])
+	sys.exit()
+
+host = sys.argv[1]
+port = int(sys.argv[2])
+
+s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+s.settimeout(1)
+
+buf = pack(">iQ", 0, datetime.datetime.now().microsecond)
+s.sendto(buf, (host, port))
+
+try:
+	data, addr = s.recvfrom(1024)
+except socket.timeout:
+	print ("MUMBLE CRITICAL: Connection failed!" % (time.time()))
+	sys.exit(2)
+
+r = unpack(">bbbbQiii", data)
+
+version = r[1:4]
+# r[0,1,2,3] = version
+# r[4] = ts
+# r[5] = users
+# r[6] = max users
+# r[7] = bandwidth
+
+ping = (datetime.datetime.now().microsecond - r[4]) / 1000.0
+if ping < 0: ping = ping + 1000
+
+print ("MUMBLE OK: Version %d.%d.%d, %d/%d Users, %.1fms, %dkbit/s" % (version + (r[5], r[6], ping, r[7]/1000)))
+
+sys.exit(0)
+