Re: Checking if the network is up

[Maarten Boekhold <boekhold@cindy.et.tudelft.nl>]

Hi,

how about:

#!/bin/sh

if ! ping -c 3 known_address_which_is_in_etc_hosts | grep -q "round-trip"
	then
		do_your_stuff
fi

We use this to check our leased line every 5 mins.

Maarten

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