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Andrew K
Asked: 2024-10-02 08:04:09 +0800 CST

Make a sound when connected to the internet

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How can I play a sound when connected to the internet? I found a python script but there should be an simpler solution.

I just want to play a sound upon connection. Even notify-send would work.

I want to know when an internet connection is possible, so I do not start my browser and get a "can not find the webpage.".

internet

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  1. Best Answer

    I think I would do something like this:

    #!/usr/bin/env bash

for i in {1..5}; do
    ping -i0.5 -c3 -w3 google.com ||
        {
            sleep 5
            continue
        }

    aplay /path/to/beep.wav
    break
done

    The script will check for a "good connection" 5 times, waiting 5 seconds between each check, before giving up.

    The definition of "good connection" here is: if we're able to send an ICMP request to google.com and receive an ICMP response 3 times, waiting 0.5 seconds between each request / response and completing the whole cycle within 3 seconds, then we have a "good connection".

    If the script detects a "good connection", it will play path/to/beep.wav.

    You could put the script in ~/bin/connection_test.sh, run chmod +x ~/bin/connection_test.sh and add it to Startup Applications so that it executes upon logging in to the graphical session.

    /path/to/beep.wav must be the full path to the .wav sound to play (to test this I downloaded an mp3 file from https://pixabay.com/it/sound-effects/search/beeps/ and converted it to .wav using ffmpeg -i beep.mp3 beep.wav).

    There are also ways to have your PC speaker beep instead, if you happen to have one these days and age.

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