Re: whats wrong with my internet connection checker script?
On Sun, 26 Dec 2010, S Mathias <smathias1972@yahoo.com> writes:
> $ ping -W 1 -c 4 google.com >& /dev/null | grep -q "100% packet loss" && ping -W 1 -c 4 www.yahoo.com >& /dev/null | grep -q "100% packet loss" || echo "no internet connection"
> no internet connection
>
> ...both sides "false", because they have no output, because google.com and www.yahoo.com is reachable.
> how come it writes "no internet connection"? [at the longest line]
> i just want a "oneliner" that checks if theres "internet connection" or no. :\
>
> where did i screw up? 8)
Since both returns false, you should echo "yes", not "no".
Cheers.
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