On 2020-08-03 09:36, ToddAndMargo via users wrote: > On 2020-08-02 18:26, Samuel Sieb wrote: >> On 8/2/20 6:22 PM, ToddAndMargo via users wrote: >>> I am not after what the gateway address is, but rather >>> >>> 1) if gateway is up or not >> >> That can only be determined by pinging it or something past it. > > That is one way of doing it, but it gives a lot > more information than I want. It tell me the > Internet is working. I am not testing that. > > I only want to know if the device is connected to the > gateway and the gateway is up. So, ping the gateway? > >> >>> 2) if my device connected to the gateway that is up >> >> Since you should know which interface goes to the gateway, why isn't it enough to check if the interface is connected? > > I am setting up my iptables so it is universal. This > is only one of about 15 parameters I read from the > system. > Define "connected to". If by mean "accessible" then a ping or may do. That is assuming the gateway is configured to respond to pings. "Connected" usually means a connection is established. As in an ssh session. -- The key to getting good answers is to ask good questions. _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
