Simple Network Ping

Simple Network Ping is a small ruby script that pings various points specified by the user to monitor a home network or wherever they see fit.

For myself (as is in the repo), the script pings:

Home Router
Another Device on the Network
Network Modem
External IP Address
An External Website

##Example Code:

This script is customizable to ping whatever you'd like. Just change the IP addresses at the bottom of the script.

@lastWebSiteToPing = "www.espn.com" # External website to ping

...

# In case the user wants to pass in an argument for a specific address
# check_ping(ARGV[0])
# Pings (In this order): Router, Another networked device, Modem, My IP, Outside website
check_ping("10.0.1.1")
check_ping("10.0.1.3")
check_ping("192.168.100.1")

# If External IP Address is unreachable, we still need to show the log the info
if ipaddress() == false then
	@missed_pings = 5 #otherwise, it will pass
	sendMessage("Error. Could Not Reach Home IP")
else
	check_ping(ipaddress())
end

check_ping(@lastWebSiteToPing)

##Output: The script outputs (+/- state if passed or failed):

Current Version (+/- shown in order of devices pinged):

2014-09-05 13:06:34,+,+,+,+,+

Older Version:

Mon, 11 Aug 2014 12:19:04 -0400
10.0.1.1 -
10.0.1.3 -
192.168.100.1 +
xx.xxx.xxx.xx +
www.espn.com +

The script also outputs the same output to a log file in the same directory of the script. You can specify where you would like the script you desire.

##Passwords:

Make sure you configure the passwords.example file. The file should have 4 lines:

your email (test@gmail.com)
your account username (test)
your account/email password
to Address (toAddress@gmail.com)

Reference the example file.

##Run: ruby simple-network-ping.rb

reidcooper/simple-network-ping

Simple Network Ping