Ping Server Script

Hello,

I'm trying to write a cron job which

1. Pings a certain address at a specified interval (note..cron)
2. If response is recieved, all good.
3. If response is not recieved, emails me.

Does anyone know how to do this or can reccomend me in a direction? I'd
like to write it myself or learn "how" somewhere rather than just buy
something.

Thanks for any / all help!

On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 12:26:33 -0500, Somedude wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to write a cron job which
>
> 1. Pings a certain address at a specified interval (note..cron)

ping -c 1 -w 3 "certain address" > /dev/null 2>&1


> 2. If response is recieved, all good.

if statement to test value of $?

> 3. If response is not recieved, emails me.

man mail or man mailx

>
> Does anyone know how to do this

Yes

> or can reccomend me in a direction?

http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/index.html

"Bit Twister" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 12:26:33 -0500, Somedude wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm trying to write a cron job which
> >
> > 1. Pings a certain address at a specified interval (note..cron)
>
> ping -c 1 -w 3 "certain address" > /dev/null 2>&1
>
>
> > 2. If response is recieved, all good.
>
> if statement to test value of $?
>
> > 3. If response is not recieved, emails me.
>
> man mail or man mailx
>
> >
> > Does anyone know how to do this
>
> Yes
>
> > or can reccomend me in a direction?
>
> http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/index.html
>

Thank you very much Bit.