RE: using fping to monitor internet connection status

2006-07-09 Thread Paul Hamilton
-Original Message- From: Greg Barniskis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 6 July 2006 11:32 PM To: Paul Hamilton Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: using fping to monitor internet connection status Paul Hamilton wrote: Hi, I need to monitor a number

using fping to monitor internet connection status

2006-07-06 Thread Paul Hamilton
Hi, I need to monitor a number of IP addresses, so that if they ALL go down (say three IP's), then that is a pretty good indication that my server has lost internet connectivity. The most probable cause is usually the ADSL router, and therefore needs a reboot. I was hoping to use the 'fping'

Re: using fping to monitor internet connection status

2006-07-06 Thread Alex Zbyslaw
Paul Hamilton wrote: Hi, I need to monitor a number of IP addresses, so that if they ALL go down (say three IP's), then that is a pretty good indication that my server has lost internet connectivity. The most probable cause is usually the ADSL router, and therefore needs a reboot. I was

Re: using fping to monitor internet connection status

2006-07-06 Thread Greg Barniskis
Paul Hamilton wrote: Hi, I need to monitor a number of IP addresses, so that if they ALL go down (say three IP's), then that is a pretty good indication that my server has lost internet connectivity. [snip] Any idea's on a ping tool or simple script? Your test would be a little simpler if

Re: using fping to monitor internet connection status

2006-07-06 Thread Pietro Cerutti
On 7/6/06, Paul Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Hallo, I need to monitor a number of IP addresses, so that if they ALL go down (say three IP's), then that is a pretty good indication that my server has lost internet connectivity. [snip] Any idea's on a ping tool or simple script?

RE: using fping to monitor internet connection status

2006-07-06 Thread Murray Taylor
Hamilton Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: using fping to monitor internet connection status Paul Hamilton wrote: Hi, I need to monitor a number of IP addresses, so that if they ALL go down (say three IP's), then that is a pretty good indication that my server has lost