[arm-allstar] Announce when Internet is lost

Tue Nov 14 00:21:54 EST 2023

ok I am not a linux guru but i am having fun.
sometimes all you have to do is slow down and read slowly.
the reason i wasn't hearing the announcements when the rpt tail dropped
is because i didn't specify the audio file. so now when there is no internet
we will hear a tail message if we keyup the repeater, i have to do further
testing.
offline, is a text to speech i made. when internet comes back the file in
announcements  labeled offline.ul is removed so no announcement is made

rpt.conf
tailmessagelist=/tmp/AUTOSKY/WXA/wx-tail,/etc/asterisk/local/announcements/offline

/etc/asterisk/local
internet.sh

#!/usr/bin/bash
wget -q --spider http://google.com

# if the test fails and the tmp file does not exist

if [ $? -gt 0 ] && [ ! -f /tmp/internetdown ] ; then
    # play the message
cp /etc/asterisk/local/offline.ul
/etc/asterisk/local/announcements/offline.ul
    # create the flag
    touch /tmp/internetdown
else
    # internet is back online
    # remove the flag
    rm -f /etc/asterisk/local/announcements/offline.ul
fi

On Mon, Nov 13, 2023 at 11:22 PM Dave Petrie <wa2kjc at gmail.com> wrote:

> i'm almost there, if i can get the tailmessages in rpt.conf to play
> i set the time to 10 seconds just so i don't fall asleep
> and i put a file in /etc/asterisk/local/announcements/test
> and i keyup the repeater but nothing after the tail drops and 10 seconds
> passes
> several attempts
>
> but i can't get it to play so still tinkering but the script is working
> as far as transferring and deleting
>
>
> #!/usr/bin/bash
> wget -q --spider http://google.com
>
> # if the test fails and the tmp file does not exist
>
> if [ $? -gt 0 ] && [ ! -f /tmp/internetdown ] ; then
>     # play the message
> cp /etc/asterisk/local/offline.ul
> /etc/asterisk/local/announcements/offline.ul
>     # create the flag
>     touch /tmp/internetdown
> else
>     # internet is back online
>     # remove the flag
>     rm -f /etc/asterisk/local/announcements/offline.ul
> fi
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 13, 2023 at 11:07 PM Danny K5CG <k5cg at hamoperator.org> wrote:
>
>> Let me test it on my node and I'll reply with any changes.
>>
>> 73
>> Danny, K5CG
>> HH 550-000-0609
>> SKCC 14257
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "ARM Allstar" <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
>> To: "Dave Petrie" <wa2kjc at gmail.com>
>> Cc: "Danny Siminiuk" <k5cg at hamoperator.org>, "ARM Allstar" <
>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
>> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 8:33:07 PM
>> Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Announce when Internet is lost
>>
>> Dave,
>>
>> This script will run as root from crontab so you don't really need the
>> sudo at the front.
>>
>> And use -rx for playback, as well you probably want localplay instead of
>> playback for the local repeater only.
>>
>> You could touch/remove a file in /tmp to track current status. Like this.
>>
>> wget -q --spider [ http://google.com/ | http://google.com ]
>>
>> # if the test fails and the tmp file does not exist
>> if [ $? -gt 0 ] -a [ ! -f /tmp/internetdown ] ; then
>> # play the message
>> /usr/bin/asterisk -rx "rpt localplay 40039 /etc/asterisk/local/ offline "
>> # create the flag
>> touch /tmp/internetdown
>> else
>> # internet is back online
>> /usr/bin/asterisk -rx "rpt localplay 40039 /etc/asterisk/local/ online "
>> # remove the flag
>> rm -f /tmp/internetdown
>> fi
>>
>> Something like that.
>>
>> Let me know...
>>
>>
>> 73
>> Danny, K5CG
>> HH 550-000-0609
>> SKCC 14257
>>
>>
>> From: "Dave Petrie" <wa2kjc at gmail.com>
>> To: "ARM Allstar" <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
>> Cc: "Danny Siminiuk" <k5cg at hamoperator.org>
>> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 8:14:45 PM
>> Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Announce when Internet is lost
>>
>> got it, now to stop playing every minute the network is down or maybe
>> just change the announcement to a simple tone, beep, burp
>> but i don't want it to keyup every minute, getting there
>>
>>
>> wget -q --spider [ http://google.com/ | http://google.com ]
>>
>> if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
>>
>> sudo /usr/bin/asterisk -vvvr -x "rpt playback 40039
>> /etc/asterisk/local/offline"
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 13, 2023 at 8:34 PM Dave Petrie < [ mailto:wa2kjc at gmail.com
>> | wa2kjc at gmail.com ] > wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> ok i am working on it, almost there, it's not announcing yet when i
>> unplug the internet to the raspberry with the repeater up and running
>> here is what i have done, tell me what you think and what do i change to
>> announce it is back when i can ping google,
>> do i change the -gt 0 to a -gt 1 in another line
>>
>>
>>
>> i named your script internet.sh and put it in /etc/asterisk/local
>> and chmod +x internet.sh
>>
>> #!/usr/bin/bash
>>
>> wget -q --spider [ http://google.com/ | http://google.com ]
>>
>> if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
>>
>> echo sudo /usr/bin/asterisk -vvvr -x "rpt playback 40039
>> /etc/asterisk/local/offline"
>>
>> fi
>>
>> then in crontab -e
>>
>> it plays from the command line just not automatically from disconnecting
>> the internet and waiting 3 or 4 minutes
>>
>>
>>
>> */1 * * * * /etc/asterisk/local/internet.sh
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 13, 2023 at 7:28 PM Danny K5CG via ARM-allstar < [ mailto:
>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org | arm-allstar at hamvoip.org ] > wrote:
>>
>> BQ_BEGIN
>> Dave,
>>
>> There's probably so many ways to do that they can't be listed, but here's
>> one that should work for you.
>>
>> Create a new script and give it execute permission.
>>
>>
>> #!/usr/bin/bash
>>
>> wget -q --spider [ http://google.com/ | http://google.com ]
>>
>> if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
>> echo "Offline"
>> fi
>>
>>
>> Replace the echo line with whatever asterisk command you want that will
>> play a local file.
>>
>> Add the script to your crontab to run every minute.
>>
>> One idea of many.
>>
>> 73
>> Danny, K5CG
>> HH 550-000-0609
>> SKCC 14257
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "ARM Allstar" < [ mailto:arm-allstar at hamvoip.org |
>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org ] >
>> To: "ARM Allstar" < [ mailto:arm-allstar at hamvoip.org |
>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org ] >
>> Cc: "Dave Petrie" < [ mailto:wa2kjc at gmail.com | wa2kjc at gmail.com ] >
>> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 7:22:57 AM
>> Subject: [arm-allstar] Announce when Internet is lost
>>
>> Is there anyway to run a script that would ping let's say 8.8.8.8 and
>> announce
>> over the local repeater the hamvoip raspberry is controlling, that the
>> internet has been lost, disconnected.
>> I am helping a Ham friend that is a History teacher at a school and is
>> setting up, with the support and enthusiasm from school staff and
>> principal, a uhf repeater with a internet hotspot that recently stopped
>> working, i know there are lots of reason for the disconnect, we just want
>> to know when it happens.
>> Thanks
>> Dave
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