load script at bootup

[Derek Ragona]

At 01:48 PM 8/23/2007, Narek Gharibyan wrote:
>#!/bin/sh
>
>Ping -Dc 3600 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx | tail -4 >>/root/stat && date >> /root/stat
>&& echo "===========================" >> /root/stat
>
>
>
>I wrote this script for collecting ping statistic (after I email to a group
>the stat file).
>
>1. how can I run this at startup
>
>2. how can I restart this script after 3600 counts down
>
>3. Is there a program, script or any way more appropriate to track the
>packet loss and ping availability.?
>
>
>
>Thank you in advance

Add your script to root's crontab.  do a man on crontab for the exact 
syntax, but you can have it run @reboot then an interval.

         -Derek


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