#!/bin/sh
 
host=$1
sleeptime=2;
 
if [ "$host" = "" ];
then
	host="alaska";
fi;
 
echo "Monitoring ${host} with ${sleeptime} seconds between polls"
 
PING="ping -n 1 ${host}"
retval=0
 
while [ 1 ];
do
	eval ${PING} > /dev/null
	retval=$?
	if [ $retval -eq 0 ]; then
		echo `date +"%D %r"` "${currtime}: ${host} still up"
	else
		echo "MsgBox \"Host ${host} down!!!\"" > test.vbs
		./test.vbs
		echo "Press enter to continue"
		read
	fi;
	sleep ${sleeptime}
done