I need to just monitor how often an internet connection goes down - and for how long. I was going to just write a bit of python that pinged 8.8.8.8 every minute but I thought there must be a util that does this - and produces a nice report But this is a branch office with a simple SOHO type connection, no SNMP router, Windows only, must run on a desktop machine that isn't dedicated to the task. Don't need to know capacity, ping latency or anything - just a report of how many times it was down for more than a few seconds to wave at the cable company.
Robbie and Hillary demonstrate how to setup service monitoring using the free Uptime Robot service, allowing you to see when your web site, server or service is up or down. An easy to use and cross-platform application that provides its users with a simple way to monitor your internet connection uptime. Internet Connectivity Monitor tries to connect to an internet host of your choice (i.e. Google.com) every few seconds, and log whether it was successful or not.