Script required to check the PING Broken status

[mjoshi]

Dear,

I would require a script to check PING BROKEN status from a Source file .


With regards,
Mjoshi

[Steven Schweda]

I would require a clearer explanation of what
you're trying to check.

A Forum search for keywords like, say:
ping script
might find several things.

[mjoshi]

i basically require a script which will check ping response from a source file.source file would have my hostnames. for any hostname which is not reachable will tjrow an error; ping broken on specified hostname.

[Dennis Handly]

>source file would have my hostnames.

Possibly something like:
for host in $(< file-of-hosts); do
/etc/ping $host -m 1 -n 1
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
echo "ping broken on $host" 1>&2
fi
done

[mjoshi]

I have cutomized this way:

#!/bin/sh
for host in $(< tmp/hostfile.txt); do
/etc/ping $host -m 1 -n 1
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
echo "ping broken on $host" 1>&2
fi
done


root@ggnems21 # sh ping.sh
ping.sh: syntax error at line 2: `$' unexpected

Is failing..


With regards,
Mjoshi

[Dennis Handly]

>root@ggnems21 # sh ping.sh
>ping.sh: syntax error at line 2: `$' unexpected

You need to use a real shell: ksh or Posix shell

Otherwise you have to fall back to the archaic: `cat tmp/hostfile.txt`