Perl script run by cron. Pings IP address or domain at user selected rate. Stores ping times and dropped packet counts. Automated webpage reports using RRDtool giving daily, weekly, monthly and annual stats. Email notification when link drops.

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Operating Systems

Cygwin, Linux, Solaris

Intended Audience

System Administrators

User Interface

Command-line, Non-interactive (Daemon)

Programming Language

Perl

Related Categories

Perl Network Monitoring Software

Registered

2006-08-14