On 13Feb2013 08:02, Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallaghan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: | On Wed, 2013-02-13 at 20:31 +1100, Cameron Simpson wrote: | > On 13Feb2013 01:06, Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallaghan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: | > | On Wed, 2013-02-13 at 14:40 +1100, Cameron Simpson wrote: | > | > If I want to know if I have an internet connection I look for a | > | > default | > | > route in the output of "netstat -an", thus: | > | > | > | > netstat -rn | egrep '\''^(default|0\.0\.0\.0) +[1-9]'\'' >/dev/null | > | | > | netstat -an ... | > | > That prints all the existing connections and sockets. | > -rn prints the routing table. | | I was merely pointing out that your two references to netstat use | different options. Oh. Whoops; hadn't noticed my typo. -rn is the option set I meant, and that I use for "am I connected to the internet?" in my own scripts. -- Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> Technique will get you through times of no strength a lot better than strength will get you through times of no technique. - the Nealomatic -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
