Is there an easy way to do this with AppleScript? At this stage the
only way I can think of is to use WhistleBlower (which is scriptable.)

Interarchy?

I'm assuming it's not under OS X in which case you could run a commandline ping from AppleScript.

Have fun,
Shay
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