porteusconf · January 30, 2024 00:54 · porteusconf · Jan 29, 2024 · porteusconf · Jan 30, 2024
diff --git a/pinglog.sh b/pinglog.sh
 #!/bin/sh
 echo "for each ping that fails, adds one line to csv log  file with iso-8601 date and host"
 echo "Usage:  ./pinglog.sh  host-to-ping  i.e. ./pinglog.sh  google.com "
 # to do: if continually fails, don't log each failure, just start  and stop of failures.
 # i guess something like if previous fail was less than X secs from current, don't log.
 while true  ;
 do 
 # change -I arg from wlan1 to whatever interface you want to use
    ping -c1 -I wlan1  $1   > /dev/null
    ###  ping -n 1 $1 > /dev/null ### for windows with gitbash (see comment below)
    if [ $? -eq 0 ]
    then 
             echo -n  ""
    else         
             echo $(date --iso-8601=ns) " , ping-$1-failed" | tee -a pinglog.csv 
    fi
    sleep 5  # change to number of seconds you want between pings 
 done
	#!/bin/sh
	echo "for each ping that fails, adds one line to csv log file with iso-8601 date and host"
	echo "Usage: ./pinglog.sh host-to-ping i.e. ./pinglog.sh google.com "
	# to do: if continually fails, don't log each failure, just start and stop of failures.
	# i guess something like if previous fail was less than X secs from current, don't log.
	while true ;
	do
	# change -I arg from wlan1 to whatever interface you want to use
	ping -c1 -I wlan1 $1 > /dev/null
	### ping -n 1 $1 > /dev/null ### for windows with gitbash (see comment below)
	if [ $? -eq 0 ]
	then
	echo -n ""
	else
	echo $(date --iso-8601=ns) " , ping-$1-failed" \| tee -a pinglog.csv
	fi
	sleep 5 # change to number of seconds you want between pings
	done