[wplug] IPCop script

[Arnaud]

No, it was composed in Vi.

-----Original Message-----
From: wplug-admin at wplug.org [mailto:wplug-admin at wplug.org] On Behalf Of
Vanco, Donald
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 1:46 PM
To: 'wplug at wplug.org'
Subject: RE: [wplug] IPCop script


Arnaud Loos wrote:
> I'm trying to use a script on my ipcop box that runs every 5 minutes 
> and checks to see if my IP has changed. If it has then bring the 
> network down and up with the new ip. The script is as follows.
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> 
> ping -c1 `netstat -rn | grep ^0.0.0.0 | awk '{print $2}'`
> 
> if [ "$?" != "0" ] ; then
> 	/etc/rc.d/netaddress.down
> 	/etc/rc.d/netaddress.up
> fi
> 
> I copied this script from ipcop's archives. When I run it manually, 
> the packet goes out, I get the reply, and then I get the error:
> 
> /usr/local/sbin/checkconnect: [: missing ']'
> 
> Any ideas where I messed up the syntax?

	I don't see anything at first glance.  Just out of curiosity -
did you do any editing of / pass this file through a Windoze box?  I've
had lots of scripts get muddled by thinking "a text editor is a text
editor"..... just a thought...

Don

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