Peter, > why not rather ping with just a few packets, and datestamp it? > Something like, > while : > do > date > ping -c 3 a,b.c.d > sleep 60 > done >> logfile >
Thank you - that's perfect. I have changed the intervals a bit to ping every 5 minutes with 1 second delay for each ping and I am already registering packet drops. It will be good evidence to wave in front of someone. Thanks again, Rick -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
