-AsJob parameter not wwork in PowerShell Docker

[ShaiViente]

Prerequisites

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Steps to reproduce

I'm trying to run the following script - which will show me the fastest way my network status (ping, TTL, DNS)
The script is attached here:
$segment = "192.168.0"
1..254 |%{Test-Connection -Count 1 -ComputerName "$segment.$_" -AsJob}
$Results=Get-Job | Receive-Job -Wait | select @{N="IP";E={$_.Address}},@{N="ping";E={[bool]$_.ResponseTimeToLive}},@{N="TTL";E={$_.ResponseTimeToLive}},@{N="DNS";E={[System.Net.Dns]::GetHostByAddress($_.Address).Hostname}}
``

Of course I will use the Test-Connection command with the quick option -AsJob
It doesn't work because this Powershell version doesn't have -AsJob as you can see in the image:

Why? Is there an option to run regular Powershell on Docker?
Instead, I ended up doing everything with Start-Job
But it comes out significantly slow. Instead within a second - within a minute
Would appreciate help!

Expected behavior

PS C:\> Test-Connection -Count 1 -ComputerName "192.168.0.128" -AsJob

Id     Name            PSJobTypeName   State         HasMoreData     Location             Command                  
--     ----            -------------   -----         -----------     --------             -------                  
3753   Job3753         WmiJob          Running       True            .                    Test-Connection

Actual behavior

PS /> Test-Connection -Count 1 -ComputerName "192.168.0.128" -AsJob
Test-Connection: A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name 'AsJob'.

Error details

PS /> Get-Error

Exception             :
    Type              : System.Management.Automation.ParameterBindingException
    Message           : A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name 'AsJob'.
    ParameterName     : AsJob
    ErrorId           : NamedParameterNotFound
    Line              : 1
    Offset            : 61
    CommandInvocation :
        MyCommand        : Test-Connection
        BoundParameters  :
            Comparer : System.OrdinalIgnoreCaseComparer
            Count    : 2
            Keys     :
                Length : 5

                Length : 10
            Values   :


                Length      : 1
                LongLength  : 1
                Rank        : 1
                SyncRoot    :
                    Length : 13
                IsFixedSize : True
                Count       : 1
            SyncRoot :
                Comparer : System.OrdinalIgnoreCaseComparer
                Count    : 2
                Keys     :
                    Length : 5

                    Length : 10
                Values   :


                    Length      : 1
                    LongLength  : 1
                    Rank        : 1
                    SyncRoot    :
                        Length : 13
                    IsFixedSize : True
                    Count       : 1
                SyncRoot :
                    Comparer : System.OrdinalIgnoreCaseComparer
                    Count    : 2
                    Keys     :
                        Length : 5

                        Length : 10
                    Values   :


                        Length      : 1
                        LongLength  : 1
                        Rank        : 1
                        SyncRoot    :
                            Length : 13
                        IsFixedSize : True
                        Count       : 1
                    SyncRoot :
                        Comparer : System.OrdinalIgnoreCaseComparer
                        Count    : 2
                        Keys     :
                            Length : 5

                            Length : 10
                        Values   :


                            Length      : 1
                            LongLength  : 1
                            Rank        : 1
                            SyncRoot    :
                                Length : 13
                            IsFixedSize : True
                            Count       : 1
                        SyncRoot :
                            Comparer : System.OrdinalIgnoreCaseComparer
                            Count    : 2
                            Keys     :
                                Length : 5

                                Length : 10
                            Values   :


                                Length      : 1
                                LongLength  : 1
                                Rank        : 1
                                SyncRoot    :
                                    Length : 13
                                IsFixedSize : True
                                Count       : 1
                            SyncRoot :
                                Comparer : System.OrdinalIgnoreCaseComparer
                                Count    : 2
                                Keys     :
                                    Length : 5

                                    Length : 10
                                Values   :


                                    Length      : 1
                                    LongLength  : 1
                                    Rank        : 1
                                    SyncRoot    : …
                                    IsFixedSize : True
                                    Count       : 1
                                SyncRoot :
                                    Comparer : System.OrdinalIgnoreCaseComparer
                                    Count    : 2
                                    Keys     : …
                                    Values   : …
                                    SyncRoot : …
        ScriptLineNumber : 1
        OffsetInLine     : 6
        HistoryId        : 2
        Line             : $1 = Test-Connection -Count 1 -ComputerName "192.168.0.128" -AsJob
        Statement        : Test-Connection -Count 1 -ComputerName "192.168.0.128" -AsJob
        PositionMessage  : At line:1 char:6
                           + $1 = Test-Connection -Count 1 -ComputerName "192.168.0.128" -AsJob
                           +      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
        InvocationName   : Test-Connection
        PipelineLength   : 1
        PipelinePosition : 1
    ErrorRecord       :
        Exception             :
            Type    : System.Management.Automation.ParentContainsErrorRecordException
            Message : A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name 'AsJob'.
            HResult : -2146233087
        CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Test-Connection], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
        FullyQualifiedErrorId : NamedParameterNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.TestConnectionCommand
        InvocationInfo        :
            MyCommand        : Test-Connection
            ScriptLineNumber : 1
            OffsetInLine     : 61
            HistoryId        : 2
            Line             : $1 = Test-Connection -Count 1 -ComputerName "192.168.0.128" -AsJob
            Statement        : -AsJob
            PositionMessage  : At line:1 char:61
                               + $1 = Test-Connection -Count 1 -ComputerName "192.168.0.128" -AsJob
                               +                                                             ~~~~~~
            CommandOrigin    : Internal
        ScriptStackTrace      : at <ScriptBlock>, <No file>: line 1
    TargetSite        :
        Name          : VerifyArgumentsProcessed
        DeclaringType : System.Management.Automation.CmdletParameterBinderController, System.Management.Automation, Version=7.4.1.500, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
        MemberType    : Method
        Module        : System.Management.Automation.dll
    Data              : System.Collections.ListDictionaryInternal
    Source            : System.Management.Automation
    HResult           : -2146233087
    StackTrace        :
   at System.Management.Automation.CmdletParameterBinderController.VerifyArgumentsProcessed(ParameterBindingException originalBindingException)
   at System.Management.Automation.CmdletParameterBinderController.BindCommandLineParametersNoValidation(Collection`1 arguments)
   at System.Management.Automation.CmdletParameterBinderController.BindCommandLineParameters(Collection`1 arguments)
   at System.Management.Automation.CommandProcessor.BindCommandLineParameters()
   at System.Management.Automation.CommandProcessor.Prepare(IDictionary psDefaultParameterValues)
   at System.Management.Automation.CommandProcessorBase.DoPrepare(IDictionary psDefaultParameterValues)
   at System.Management.Automation.Internal.PipelineProcessor.Start(Boolean incomingStream)
   at System.Management.Automation.Internal.PipelineProcessor.SynchronousExecuteEnumerate(Object input)
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Management.Automation.Internal.PipelineProcessor.SynchronousExecuteEnumerate(Object input)
   at System.Management.Automation.PipelineOps.InvokePipeline(Object input, Boolean ignoreInput, CommandParameterInternal[][] pipeElements, CommandBaseAst[] pipeElementAsts, CommandRedirection[][]
commandRedirections, FunctionContext funcContext)
   at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.ActionCallInstruction`6.Run(InterpretedFrame frame)
   at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.EnterTryCatchFinallyInstruction.Run(InterpretedFrame frame)
   at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.EnterTryCatchFinallyInstruction.Run(InterpretedFrame frame)
CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Test-Connection], ParameterBindingException
FullyQualifiedErrorId : NamedParameterNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.TestConnectionCommand
InvocationInfo        :
    MyCommand        : Test-Connection
    ScriptLineNumber : 1
    OffsetInLine     : 61
    HistoryId        : 2
    Line             : $1 = Test-Connection -Count 1 -ComputerName "192.168.0.128" -AsJob
    Statement        : -AsJob
    PositionMessage  : At line:1 char:61
                       + $1 = Test-Connection -Count 1 -ComputerName "192.168.0.128" -AsJob
                       +                                                             ~~~~~~
    CommandOrigin    : Internal
ScriptStackTrace      : at <ScriptBlock>, <No file>: line 1

Environment data

docker pull mcr.microsoft.com/powershell:latest

Visuals

No response

[anamnavi]

@ShaiViente the -AsJob parameter you are attempting to use does not work because Test-Connection cmdlet does not contain this parameter. To check the parameters allowed for the cmdlet, please refer to the documentation for the cmdlet here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/test-connection?view=powershell-7.4

Test-Connection (Microsoft.PowerShell.Management) - PowerShell

The Test-Connection cmdlet sends Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request packets, or pings, to one or more remote computers and returns the echo response replies. You can use this cmdlet to determine whether a particular computer can be contacted across an IP network. You can use the parameters of Test-Connection to specify both the sending and receiving computers, to run the command as a background job, to set a time-out and number of pings, and to configure the connection and authentication. Unlike the familiar ping command, Test-Connection returns a TestConnectionCommand+PingStatus object that you can investigate in PowerShell. The Quiet parameter returns a Boolean value in a System.Boolean object for each tested connection. If multiple connections are tested, an array of Boolean values is returned.