Look if the computer answers

[cazz]

Hi
I trying to make or find a bash script that run and see if a computer answers that is there then it do something or when is not there nothing happend.

I have alot of script that is ready to use but them all is to advanced for the basic task I going to use.


I just want to make it look if the computer is in the network it run a command and if not nothing happend.

[steeldriver]

maybe just a simple ping test?



$ ping -c1 192.168.1.102 >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo "Do something here"
Do something here
$
$ ping -c1 192.168.1.103 >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo "Do something here"
$

[Vaphell]

if ping -c 1 address > /dev/null
then
echo "it's alive"
else
echo "it's dead, Jim"
fi

[cazz]

Thanks alot :)