Simple visual ping monitor utility to watch multiple hosts simultaneously. I found myself frustrated watching multiple ping commands while doing maintenance or waiting for a device to come back up after reboot.
Developed under Ubuntu Linux. No idea if there are compatibility issues with other distributions. Uses fping under the hood.
sudo apt install fping
chmod +x bping.sh
sudo cp bping.sh /usr/bin/bping
This utility was created to monitor multiple hosts and provide an easy visual reference to their current status.
bping <options> <argument>
bping -h <hostname/IP>
Ping a single hostname or IP address.
bping -f <filename.txt>
Ping all hostnames/IP addresses in a text file.
bping --help
Display the help file.
bping <hostname/IP>
Same as -h.