You could try "mtr x.x.x.x". MTR combines the ping and traceroute utilities. <div>On 9/21/07, Brian Fahrlander <<a href="mailto:brian@fahrlander.net"> brian@fahrlander.net</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Gary Jarrel wrote: > Thanks heaps for the offer, but it's hardly worth the effort it is > only for one host and only for 48 hours to test a hardware VPN > connection using average equipment! Just a basic ping would probably > do the trick in this case! > > Thanks again! So yeah, not Nagios. Ya know you can wrap 'ping' in a bash script...have it delay, try three pings, and return the result. In an 'if' statement this could send you mail, etc. I think you've picked the right tool for this job. If you're part of a Linux support team, the kind that keeps servers on their toes, the Nagios plan is a good one...and customers LOVE being able to go to a web page and getting a summary of what's going on, and all that. Customer service is how Linux is going to take, and keep ground in the marketplace. But I'm rambling; must be the painkiller I took for this spiderbite; I'll shut up, now... :) Good luck! -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brian Fahrländer Christian, Conservative, and Technomad Evansville, IN <a href="http://Fahrlander.net/brian">http://Fahrlander.net/brian</a> ICQ: 5119262 AOL/Yahoo/GoogleTalk: WheelDweller ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users"> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div>