G+_Timothy Hamlett Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I'd like to find a program that will monitor my current internet ping and alert me when it drastically changes. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Perry Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Timothy Hamlett if you find a solution please let me know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Curtis Stone Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 http://www.techimo.com/forum/networking-internet/73769-handy-batch-file-check-network-connectivity.html use a bat file like the one above, then use windows task scheduler to run every x amount of time? may need to modify a bit if you're looking to report ping time and a specific threshold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Taylor Graham Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 i use pingdom to monitor my web server at work. it does exactly that. Its great if youre monitoring a server with a public IP. It's a little pricey though. I also use something called pulseway (its free for 1 machine). It's functionality is a little different, but it has LOADS of features. It will ping machines behind a NAT (pingdom cant do that, as it has no companion application). It has a ton of settings too. You can configure alerts for ping timeouts, even shutdowns, logins, application installations, etc. You can install windows updates from the android app, or unlock users in active directory if you've got a server. The android app is fantastic. It's probably my favorite application i use at work. Download it, achieve happiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Perry Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I like the idea of using XMPP but my biggest thing is if my network is down I wouldn't be able to get the message. The bash script would have to be hosted off site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Taylor Graham Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Jason Perry I wrote a powershell script to email me when my server went down once, and this was exactly my issue. If the entire network was down, i wouldnt get an email until it came back up. That's why i switched to pulseway. Unless you have a VPS or something to host a script on, writing your own solution won't really be too helpful. You could host it at home or something, but thats less than reliable. Powershell is a great way to do it though, my script was like 2 or three lines of code :D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Perry Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Taylor Graham I am going to have to give pulseway a try.Either that or borrow some space at a friends house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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