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--- connectivity_watchdog [2021/12/26 04:20] – -Added Notes section explaining not to run with Check Connections Every hogwild
+++ connectivity_watchdog [2024/03/02 18:03] (current) – Fix scheduler link hogwild
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 ====== 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 example: Administration/**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://
+ \\
 <code ->
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 </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: \\
+ \\
+For example:  \\   \\
 <code ->
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 </code>
-===== Notes about Connectivity Watchdog Script =====
+ \\
+ \\
+===== Connectivity Watchdog Notes =====
-This script is a custom one. Please note that there is also a setting in the //Basic/Network// menu of Tomato's web interface called "//Check Connections Every//". This feature performs similar functions, with some differences. It is not recommended to use both this watchdog script and the //Check Connections Every //function at the same time. The two functions may interfere with each other, with unknown results.
+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.

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