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Feature:0001 Multi-thread pinger

Currently, the application generates a list of possible targets to ping. After it has created the array of ping-able targets, it for loops through the list. During each for loop, ping.SendAsync is issued.

What i'd like is to independently loop through each ping target in parallel, and not have wait for one to start the next.

The loop sleeps for a period (in seconds) that is the difference between (1 second less (-) the time taken to ping a Target).
For example. To ping a target every 1 second. If it takes 0.5 second to get a reply, then the sleep function waits another 0.5 seconds, the loops. When are are multiple targets, it's not possible to control the sleep function unless the pings are in parallel.

Feature:0002 Dumping live outputs to CSV.

I am exploring a few options;

1. Dump only what is shown onscreen to CSV. Onscreen and CSV are in sync
   If you specify a normal ping, where the console outputs only when the target transitions between reachable and unreachable.

2. Dump everything to CSV. What you would see onscreen and CSV not in sync.
   With this option, the output onscreen remains the same (either the smart ping or '-s' ping) but in the CSV, every ping result is written to CSV.

3). Only dumps to csv when the ping transitions to unreachable and back. Meaning, while the status is 'success' or reachable, then don't output anything to CSV. But when a target becomes unreachable, write to CSV, then stop after it returns to success.