automatic ping

mandrake_linux · 03-24-2001, 09:41 PM

Is there a program or a setting that lets me automatically ping my ISP so I will not get logged offline? I appreciate your answers.

jeremy · 03-25-2001, 10:30 AM

Here is a quick perl script that will ping your ISP once every five minutes.

Code:

#!/usr/bin/perl

while (1==1) {
     `ping -c1 isp.com`;
     sleep 300;
}

crabboy · 03-26-2001, 09:08 PM

Who needs Perl.

Good old Bourne shell style:

Code:

#!/bin/sh

while [ 1 ]; do
   ping -c1 10.0.0.197
   sleep 300
done

[Edited by crabboy on 03-26-2001 at 10:11 PM]