FWIW, here's what I use. Requires net/fping.
#!/bin/sh
target=ip.address.of.next.hop.out
echo "- Started at `date`"
is_dead=0
while true; do
fping -q $target
fping_rc=$?
if [ $is_dead -eq 0 -a $fping_rc -gt 0 ]; then
echo "! Failure at `date`"
Jozsef Vadkan wrote:
Why doesn't my "internet-connection" script work?
When I plug the ethcable out, it just waits...and waits...and waits...
The script: http://pastebin.com/AE9U1qdL
As someone has noted, you're waiting on ping to timeout a bunch
of times. And really, I'm not sure why this s
I prefer to use `host' command
ping take time to run, especially when it do not respond...
here's my script
r...@omega ~ : cat /usr/local/bin/check_connectivity
13:43
#!/bin/sh
# checks local and internet connectivity
# faust - 2010/02/17
host google.com >/dev/null
if [ $? -eq 0 ];
then
ne
On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:07:14 +0100, Jozsef Vadkan
wrote:
> Why doesn't my "internet-connection" script work?
>
> When I plug the ethcable out, it just waits...and waits...and waits...
It doesn't even work correctly: Now as I definitely have
Internet connection, it prints "NO INTERNET CONNECTION
Why doesn't my "internet-connection" script work?
When I plug the ethcable out, it just waits...and waits...and waits...
The script: http://pastebin.com/AE9U1qdL
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