Bash Scipting ping question

arkamir · 02-02-2004, 07:57 PM

I need to right a script(bash preferably) which when ping returns Destination Host Unreachable it restarts my access point. My question is how do I know when ping returns Destination Host Unreachable? I know I can call the command but i dont know how to get the results. To restart the access point I need to open a browser, input my name and password into the popup window, click okay then in the browser, click advanced then apply then continue. How would I do this?

Thanks a lot!!!!
Conrad

homey · 02-02-2004, 09:02 PM

I haven't done anything with access points so I can't be of much help there. This diddy will return an answer if the ping was successful or not. Maybe that will get you started.....

Code:

#!/bin/bash
clear
echo
echo ""
echo "Please type the address to ping: "
read NUMBER
echo
ping -c 3 ${NUMBER} | grep --max-count=1 'packets' | \
cut -d, -f2 | cut -dr -f1 > /home/address.txt
#
address="/home/address.txt"
cat ${address} | \
while read NUM
do
if [ $NUM -ne '3' ]; then
echo -e '\a'
echo "${NUMBER} unreachable"
echo
echo
else
echo "${NUMBER} is ok"
echo
fi
 
done

arkamir · 02-03-2004, 07:18 PM

thanks thats a good start