my $y; my @database = ( 1..1000); for( my $x = 0 ; $x<100;$x++) { if(fork) { @database = reverse @database; $y = 'A'x1000; system "ping -n 1 $x.$x.$x.$x"; exit(0); } } #### my $y; my @database = reverse (1..1000); $y = 'A'x1000; for( my $x = 0 ; $x<100;$x++) { if(fork) { system "ping -n 1 $x.$x.$x.$x"; exit(0); } }