http://www.hcst.net/~vogelke/src/ishostup/ These scripts are good for exactly one thing: sending me (or someone) a message if a given piece of hardware at a given IP address stops responding for more than a minute or so. They rely on fping and regular email. -- Karl Vogel I don't speak for the USAF or my company He kept saying I didn't listen to him... or something. --Tritchen Smith