Pinging a Google DNS server to confirm internet connectivity

ping.sh

#!/bin/bash
host=8.8.8.8
while :
do
    echo "Pinging $host"
    ping_result=$(ping $host -c 1 -n -q | egrep "[0-9]+% packet loss" -o | sed 's/% packet loss//g')
    if [[ ! $ping_result ]]; then
        clear
        date
        echo -en "\n\n$host could not be reached"
    else
        echo -en "\n\n$host is UP!  Hurray!!"
    fi
    sleep 10
    clear
done

Things are good

Pinging 8.8.8.8


8.8.8.8 is UP!  Hurray!!