write a script to check if a host is on the network

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diff --git a/bin/problem-7.sh b/bin/problem-7.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+destination="$1"
+host=$(host "$1" | grep 'has address')
+ip=$(echo "$host" | cut -d' ' -f4)
+ping -c1 $ip > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "$1" is on the network
+else
+  echo "$1" is NOT on the network
+fi