capture ping to a file

MizzGail · #1 (**permalink**) 09-13-2007

I would like to capture the output from ping into a file.
I am on solaris 9.

I can get the basic "server is alive" command in a file, but I want the response from ping -s into a file. I am going to schedule this in cron to run at certain times during the day.

When I run the ping -s in a script it just keeps going and going.

I already have traceroutes, but I want the ping -s also.

DukeNuke2 · #2 (**permalink**) 09-13-2007

Code:

ping -s > /path/to/file

RTM · #3 (**permalink**) 09-14-2007

Quote:

it just keeps going and going

The fix is to set how many times it attempts to ping - read the man page for ping - there is a packetsize and count with the -s option.

ping -s myhost 56 10 > pingresults
(56 packetsize is a default normally, but with the -s you need to put it in)
This ping command will do 10 attempts of ping to myhost and then stop.

MizzGail · #4 (**permalink**) 09-20-2007

AH. I was looking for that in the man pages. Missed it.

Thanks!

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