Network Connectivity Checker Bash Script for Internet Diagnostics

[marius]

Introduction:
This bash script checks the network connectivity by pinging common websites or IP addresses. It helps diagnose issues with your internet connection quickly.

#!/bin/bash

# List of hosts to check
hosts=("google.com" "amazon.com" "cloudflare.com")

for host in "${hosts[@]}"
  do
    echo "Pinging $host..."
    ping -c 1 $host &> /dev/null
    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
        echo "$host is up."
    else
        echo "$host is down."
    fi
  done

Instructions:
To use this script, follow these commands:

chmod +x network_check.sh
./network_check.sh

Example Output:

Pinging google.com...
google.com is up.
Pinging amazon.com...
amazon.com is up.
Pinging cloudflare.com...
cloudflare.com is up.