How to monitor Internet connection?

[Ashley Benton]

On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 12:27 PM, Mark Haney <mhaney at ercbroadband.org>wrote:

> Ashley Benton wrote:
> > Hi, I have a server on one of my computer using Ubuntu 8.10.
> > My internet connection seems to be going on and off making the website
> > unavailable.
> > Is there a way to monitor my internet connection? Would it be possible to
> > have the computer beep when the server is off internet?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Meg
> >
> >
>
> There are a couple of places that can monitor availability for you.  We
> use pingdom which will ping your website (or router or server) and then
> email/text you when it's not available. They have some free trials if
> you want to try them out.
>


> Thanks, but I am more thinking to a program or script that I could use from
> the server or other computer in my house.

I will check it out to learn more about it.

Sincerely

Meg
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