title: Use ping through SOCKS server?
body: <p>I'd like to periodicity check if my SOCKS server is working fine. In order to do that, I thought of pinging 8.8.8.8 (google DNS server) through the SOCKS server.</p>
  
  <p>Is there other recommended way?
  If it's optimal, how can I ping through SOCKS with python?</p>