pingcheck.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# install the 'net-ping' gem and run
# Ctrl-C quits
require 'net/ping'
running = true
Signal.trap("SIGINT") {|x| running = false}
while running do
    p = Net::Ping::HTTP.new('google.com')
    p.ping
    unless p.ping
        puts "#{p.exception} at #{Time.now} \a"
    else
        puts "success at #{Time.now}"
    end
    sleep(1)
end