pingcheck.sh

#!/bin/bash

hosts=(nqpc001 nqpc002 nqpc003 drft045 localhost "127.0.0.1")
for h in ${hosts[@]}; do
  result=$(ping -c 2 -W  1 -q  $h | grep transmitted)
  pattern="0 received";
  if [[ $result =~ $pattern ]]; then
    echo "$h is down"
  else
    echo "$h is up"
  fi
done