On Saturday, December 22, 2018 10:16:58 AM EST Jude DaShiell wrote: > Has Linux got tools that can run while a computer runs that can poll > several sites and log internet outages? I figure a minute down time is a > failure and have experienced several of these where my wifi connection had > to be deactivated and reactivated to have the internet connection > restored. This is a new wifi router too. The log would be sent into > comcast along with payment requesting credits for the down times. > > > > --
>From your description of the problem, it sounds like it is the router that is >not doing its job properly. Before you send your request for credit, make sure that it is a Comcast problem. But, if you want to jost test when the net is down: Here is a script that you can run from a cron job which will log Internet status and store the results into a file in your home folder called net-test.txt: #! /bin/bash date >> ~/net-test.txt ping -c 1 google.com >> ~/net-test.txt #end of file
