#!/bin/bash #Point of Presence list POPS="eetll01.sixxs.net fihel01.sixxs.net deham01.sixxs.net demuc02.sixxs.net iedub01.sixxs.net ittrn01.sixxs.net nlede01.sixxs.net nlams01.sixxs.net nlams04.sixxs.net nlams05.sixxs.net gblon01.sixxs.net" IFS=$' ' min_ping=10000 min_pop='' function probe_ping { for pop in $POPS do printf "Pinging %-15s ..." $pop ping=`ping -w 5 $pop | grep "rtt min/avg/max/mdev" | cut -d'/' -f5 | cut -d'.' -f 1` if [ -z $ping ] then echo "N/A" else if [ $ping -lt $min_ping ] then min_ping=$ping min_pop=$pop fi echo "$ping ms" fi done if [ $min_ping -eq 100000 ] then echo "Ping probe failed, aborting." exit 1 else echo "Minimum ping time is $min_ping ms from $min_pop" fi } if [ $UID -ne 0 ] then echo "You aren't root, pinging only..." probe_ping else probe_ping #configure........ fi exit 0