Philippe Andersson wrote: > Dave Howorth wrote: >> I have an ADSL connection to the Internet. Recently there have been some >> problems with my phone line, which set me thinking. Is there a standard >> way to make a log of my internet status (i.e. connection or no >> connection?) Or perhaps it's already logged and I just need to extract it? > > You could try using a network monitoring tool such as Nagios > (<http://www.nagios.org/>) or a logging and graphing tool such as > rrdtool (<http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/>). Both are provided as RPM > packages on OpenSuSE.
Thanks, I'll investigate these. > Having SNMP support on your ADSL modem/router would make the task of > monitoring it easier. and G T Smith wrote: > If you have an ADSL router they usually include a logging facility of > some sort. In some cases you can configure them to send syslog > messages to a linux box. Thanks, I'd prefer a solution that didn't involve the router. A previous problem proved to be a faulty router (the current problem is the phone line) so I'd prefer a monitoring technique that doesn't involve trusting the router. But I'll see what it offers as well. Cheers, Dave -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]