RE: [TCLUG:8903] Testing internet connection reliability

["Ben Beuchler" <insyte@emt-p.org>]

My actual DSL loop seems pretty reliable.  I'm not quite as certain about my
ISP.  They're supposed to be multi-homed, but I think they've been having
some trouble lately.

Thanks for the script!
Looks like exactly what I need...

Ben


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel M. Debertin [mailto:katdan@mninter.net]
> Sent: Sunday, October 03, 1999 10:50 AM
> To: TCLUG-List
> Subject: Re: [TCLUG:8903] Testing internet connection reliability
>
>
> On Sat, 2 Oct 1999, Ben Beuchler wrote:
>
> > I'm starting to play with my new DSL, running qmail and Apache
> servers...
> > Even have a domain or two of my own.  I would like to be able to provide
> > e-mail forwarding for my friends and maybe host their personal sites.
> > However, I'm a little nervous about the reliability of my internet
> > connection.  Is there some sort of script or program that will
> test it at
> > regular intervals (maybe pinging a reliable host) and log the results?
>
> First of all, I've found DSL to be pretty reliable. I've had a few
> downtimes in the past, but nothing significant. Of course, this depends on
> your ISP/telco mix. Anyway, if you need something that tests your
> conectivity for you, try this:
>
> #!/bin/sh
> LOG="/var/netlog"  # plug  what you want the logfile to be in here
> ENDPT=""   # location to ping -- you could use yahoo or whatever you
>            # want, but use an IP addr if possible
>
> while true
> do
> 	ping -c1 $ENDPT 2>/dev/null 1>&2
> 	[ $? -ne 0 ] && {
> 		echo "unable to reach network at `date`" >> $LOG
> 	}
> done
>
> hope that helps
>
> ~Dan
>
>
>
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