#!/bin/bash lastcond="0" while [ true ] do echo "$lastping" # Edit this setting to your server ip ping -c 1 192.168.178.10 lastping="$?" if [ "$lastcond" != "$lastping" ] then if [ $lastping = 0 ] then pvecm expected 2 lastcond="0" else pvecm expected 1 lastcond="1" fi fi echo "$lastping" echo "$lastcond" sleep 15 done