Checking for an internet connectio

[Peter Haworth]

Yes, Linux would be a useful addition.  I googled linux ping and found the
man page which says the format would be:

"ping -c 1 -w 5" && pTargetDomain"

...yet a third variation!

Pete
lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com>



On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 5:59 PM, Phil Davis <revdev at pdslabs.net> wrote:

> Sorry to disappoint, Mark. I'm certainly not anti-Linux; heck, Linus
> Torvalds and I have the same barber! But I don't have a Linux machine and
> don't really know enough about the different flavors to know what 'ping'
> format(s) to use. BUT - feel free to offer a 'case' statement that handles
> Linux!
>
> Phil
>
>
>
> On 4/28/12 1:33 PM, Mark Wieder wrote:
>
>> Phil-
>>
>> Saturday, April 28, 2012, 12:30:48 PM, you wrote:
>>
>>           default -- all other OSes
>>>              answer "This app cannot run on the"&&  the platform&&
>>> "platform."
>>>
>> Wot, no linux? :-(
>>
>>
> --
> Phil Davis
>
>
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