[ale] Ping support

[Alex Carver]

Bing is fine but I wanted to get a couple more destinations to check 
multiple paths.  But I can certainly start with Bing.

I already have a script set up that writes out to a database so I can do 
queries on the data.

On 2021-03-28 06:05, DJ-Pfulio via Ale wrote:
> That's what bing.com is for - best to use the IP for that.
> #########################
> #!/bin/bash
> # let other crontabs run 1st
> sleep 10s;
> # 1 ping only (in Sean Connery voice)
> PING=`/bin/ping -c 1 204.79.197.200|/bin/grep loss`
> NOW=`/bin/date +'%F-%H%M%S'`
> echo "$NOW      $PING"
> #########################
> Then have the crontab throw it into a log file:
> MAILTO=root
> LOG=/var/log/internet-up.log
> SCRIPT=/usr/local/sbin/internet-up.sh
> */2 * * * *     root if [ -x $SCRIPT ]; then $SCRIPT >> $LOG fi
> #########################
> 
> Then you can grep the log file for
> "100% packet loss"
> and
> "0% packet loss"
> 
> lines to know how much downtime there is. This script is a little
> more complex - the output from last week.  I rotate log files Sunday
> mornings.
> #########################
> $ /usr/local/sbin/internet-up-summary.sh /var/log/internet-up.log.1.gz
>    Using /var/log/internet-up.log.1.gz ...
>    Using /tmp/internet-up.log.1
>   ...
>   Period 20210321-062611  - 20210328-062411
>    Total Time: 10080 (min) 168.00 (hrs)
>    Percent Up Time: 99.98 %
>    Percent Down Time: 0.02 %
>    Total Down Time: 2 min or 0.03 hrs
>   Currently: UP
>    Removing /tmp/internet-up.log.1
> #########################
> 
> Or did I miss the question?
> 
> 
> On 3/28/21 4:21 AM, Alex Carver via Ale wrote:
>> Would anyone (or multiple anyones) be willing to be a ping recipient
>> for a few days?  I'm trying to determine how many times my connection
>> drops and for approximately how long.  The plan is to record the
>> results of a ping to each host at a rate of one per minute for a few
>> days so I can spot any short or long duration drops.
>>
>> I already know it's dropping in the early morning hours because my
>> daily speed test is failing completely.  I just want to get a higher
>> resolution check of connection status.
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