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connectivity_watchdog [2021/08/24 14:56] rs232connectivity_watchdog [2024/03/02 18:03] (current) – Fix scheduler link hogwild
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 ====== Connectivity Watchdog ====== ====== Connectivity Watchdog ======
  
-You might want to monitor your Internet connectivity. The simplest way to do this is to run a custom task script in, for exampleAdministration/**Scheduler/**//Custom 1//+For various reasons, you might want to monitor your Internet connectivity. The simplest way to do this is to run a custom task script. The basic command structure might look something like this:
  
-The basic command would be something like:+For example, in the [[:admin-sched|Scheduler]] menu, in the** **//Custom 1 field:// 
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 <code -> <code ->
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 </code> </code>
  
-(8.8.4.4. is a google DNS server) which would cover the monitoring part without performing any action.+\\ The 8.8.4.4. IP address is a google DNS server. This scheduled command would allow monitoring without requiring any further interaction with the user.
  
-In order to link an action to a success (&&) or failure (||) we will append the wanted condition and the command.+Next, in order to link an action to a success (&&) or failure (||) we will append a command to the wanted condition.
  
-For example:+ \\
  
-><code ->+For example:  \\   \\ 
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 +<code ->
 #if ping fails, restart the wan. #if ping fails, restart the wan.
 /bin/ping -q -c1 8.8.4.4 || /sbin/service wan restart /bin/ping -q -c1 8.8.4.4 || /sbin/service wan restart
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 # if ping fails, reboot the device. # if ping fails, reboot the device.
 /bin/ping -q -c1 8.8.4.4 || /sbin/reboot /bin/ping -q -c1 8.8.4.4 || /sbin/reboot
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 # successful pings will log "Internet Available" where ping failures will log "Internet unavailable". # successful pings will log "Internet Available" where ping failures will log "Internet unavailable".
-/bin/ping -q -c1 8.8.4.4 && /usr/bin/logger "Internet available" || /usr/bin/logger "Internet unavailable" +/bin/ping -q -c1 8.8.4.4 && /usr/bin/logger "Internet available" || /usr/bin/logger "Internet unavailable"
 </code> </code>
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 +===== Connectivity Watchdog Notes =====
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 +This script is a custom one. Please note that there is also a setting in FreshTomato's [[basic-network|Network]] Web interface menu called "//Check Connections Every//". This feature performs similar functions, with some differences. It is not recommended that you use both this watchdog script and the //Check Connections Every //function at the same time. The two functions may interfere with each other, and conflicts might occur.
  
  
connectivity_watchdog.1629813419.txt.gz · Last modified: 2021/08/24 14:56 by rs232