A network ping test for a device to see how long it takes until it drops off the network - useful to see if it fails in similar time intervals.

pingTimer.py

import subprocess
import time
import platform
import sys

def ping(ip):
    try:
        result = subprocess.run(
            ["ping", "-c", "1", ip],
            stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
            stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL
        )
        return result.returncode == 0
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"\nError: {e}")
        return False

def main():
    ip = "192.168.1.111"  # Change to target IP
    max_retries = 3
    retry_count = 0

    print(f"Pinging {ip} ... (fail after {max_retries} consecutive failures)\n")

    start_time = time.time()
    while True:
        elapsed = time.time() - start_time
        timer_str = time.strftime("%H:%M:%S", time.gmtime(elapsed))
        success = ping(ip)

        status = "✓" if success else "✗"
        print(f"\rElapsed: {timer_str} | Ping: {status} ({retry_count}/{max_retries})", end="", flush=True)

        if success:
            retry_count = 0
        else:
            retry_count += 1
            if retry_count >= max_retries:
                print(f"\n\nPing failed {max_retries} times in a row. Exiting after {timer_str}.")
                break

        time.sleep(1)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()