[X-Unix] Need to log internet connectivity

[Stroller]

On Jun 27, 2004, at 2:18 pm, Jerry Krinock wrote:
>
> Our DSL line is intermittent; it goes up and down over periods of 
> minutes
> and hours.  To troubleshoot local interference I need to run some 
> days-long
> experiments and get a log which would give me something like:
>
> 6:04 AM  DSL went down
> 6:10 AM  DSL came up
> 7:15 AM  DSL went down
> 7:22 AM  DSL came up
> ...
>
> What's the *easy* way to get this?

How's your DSL connected..? If you're using a USB modem, then take a 
look at the contents of /var/log/ppp/

If you're using an ethernet modem or router then it might be a bit more 
difficult to obtain this information. The web-interface of my Draytek 
2600 ADSL modem-router allows me to set remote syslogging, so I record 
this information on my Linux box. You could probably record it equally 
well on your OS X box, but it's not as straightforward as the `cat 
/var/log/ppp/whatever` of a directly connected interface.

Stroller.