Network Status condition

[eallum]

I need the ability to take take an action in the program if the IP network is or is not reachable or if a dns lookup on a hostname is successful or not.

 

Requesting status conditions:

1. to test the IP network reachability status via ping ip address or hostname

2. to test dns response status via dns hostname lookup

 

Thanks.

[Michel Kohanim]

Hello eallum,

 

Thanks so very much for the feedback.

 

1 is already on our list. I will add #2 with medium priority.

 

With kind regards,

Michel

 

I need the ability to take take an action in the program if the IP network is or is not reachable or if a dns lookup on a hostname is successful or not.

 

Requesting status conditions:

1. to test the IP network reachability status via ping ip address or hostname

2. to test dns response status via dns hostname lookup

 

Thanks.

[eallum]

Hi Michel,

Glad to hear that 1 is already on the list and 2 is added.

 

Would love to have an idea of when to expect 1.... Can you give me an idea if it's nearing the top of the list yet ?

 

Thanks so much.

 

Edwin.

 

Hello eallum,

 

Thanks so very much for the feedback.

 

1 is already on our list. I will add #2 with medium priority.

 

With kind regards,

Michel

 

I need the ability to take take an action in the program if the IP network is or is not reachable or if a dns lookup on a hostname is successful or not.

 

Requesting status conditions:

1. to test the IP network reachability status via ping ip address or hostname

2. to test dns response status via dns hostname lookup

 

Thanks.

[Michel Kohanim]

Hi Edwin,

 

Unfortunately it will not make our next official release (2.7.7) but it's almost at the top of the list for 2.8.

 

With kind regards,

Michel

[eallum]

Hi,

Has this been implemented in 2.8? I could really use this....

 

Regards,

Edwin

[Michel Kohanim]

Hello edwin,

 

We did implement network sensing (DNS, DHCP, connection) but didn't add it to the programs mostly because it would sometimes get into an infinite loop if you chose to do something network related based on a network error.

 

With kind regards,

Michel

[smithnc]

In a forum for a different product I read about somebody using the IP address of their iPhone for presence detection. When the system could detect the ip address of the iPhone certain actions could take place - lights on, AC/heat etc.

 

I'm looking forward to seeing how the ping feature is implemented.

 

-Nate

[eallum]

Hello edwin,

 

We did implement network sensing (DNS, DHCP, connection) but didn't add it to the programs mostly because it would sometimes get into an infinite loop if you chose to do something network related based on a network error.

 

With kind regards,

Michel

 

 

Hi Mike,

Most of these recurring scheduled programs are an infinite, that would only be by choice. I don't see a problem doing this indefinitely if the network error is ongoing.

 

I'd like to be able to test network connection every 5 minutes using DNS and if there is no response from the connection then to turn off and turn on a switch.

 

Edwin.

[Michel Kohanim]

Hi Edwin,

 

Thank you. We do have ping facilities in the framework. We just have to bring them up into programs. i.e. based on the result of ping do something.

 

It's already captured as a requirement.

 

With kind regards,

Michel

[jrover]

I see this thread has been inactive. Is there an update here based on the current releases? Also, if there is a ping host feature, it would be nice to set a timeout when you toggle a variable to host unavailable (vs. every ping loss resulting in a host unavailable state). Thanks and keep up the good work!

[Michel Kohanim]

Hello jrover,

 

Unfortunately still at the bottom of the list.

 

Our ping functionality does indeed have a timeout so there should not be an issue there.

 

With kind regards,

Michel