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Last modified by Tobias Wintrich on 2026/07/17 14:30
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1 In case of recurring connection drops, it can be helpful to monitor the availability of the network. This article describes how to place a small script on a client that continuously pings a specified server and logs the results. With these results, you can, for example:
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3 * determine whether a problem exists in the internal network or on a WAN link
4 * correlate connection drops of a connection with actual network outages (protocol errors vs. network errors)(% class="box infomessage" %)
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6 The Scripts module is already an integral part of the operating system as of firmware 13.00. On RangeeOS 12 or earlier, the software module "**scripts**" must be installed additionally.
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9 = Configuring the Script =
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11 Navigate to **Tools** (Connections in RangeeOS 12.00 or earlier) -> **Scripts** -> **New Connection**.
12 To run the script completely invisibly for the user, set it up as follows:
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14 * Connection name: freely selectable (e.g.: Pinglog)
15 _Script (Adjust_ *#ZielIp#** according to your needs):**(((
16 ### Define target address - please adjust
17 target=#ZielIp###
18 ### Function for continuous ping to the gateway
19 function ping_target {
20 echo "~-~-~-~-- Ping to Server ~-~-~-~--" >> $log_file
21 ping -O $target | while read pong; do
22 echo "$(date): $pong" >> $log_file
23 done
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25 ##ping_target##
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27 * Automatic start: on
28 * Create desktop shortcut: off
29 * Create shortcut in start menu: off
30 * Show notification on start: off(% class="box infomessage" %)
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32 If you want to check whether there is a difference between internal and external traffic, you can also create the script multiple times with different #ZielIp# values.
33 )))After a restart, the ping starts automatically.
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35 = Reading the Results =
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37 You can read the results of the ping attempts under **Tools** (Connections in RangeeOS 12.00 or earlier) -> **Scripts** -> **Your connection name** -> **Log file**. This file may look something like this:
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