<div class="gmail_quote">On 19 October 2011 19:12, PM <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ubuntu.bkn@gmail.com">ubuntu.bkn@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
hi,<br><br>I do some other work while downloading goes on. Is there any way such that a voice comes or a siren be heard in case the INTERNET connection is gone such that by listening it one is aware of the disconnection?<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Easy enough to write yourself. Shell script on a 1 minute timer which pings <a href="http://google.com">google.com</a> and if the rc isnon zero fire an mp3, emit a Control-G, fire something to the speech synth... couple of lines tops</div>
</div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Steve<br><br>When one person suffers from a delusion it is insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called religion.<br><br>