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Re:Ask HN: Have you created programs for only your personal ... by tessierashpool on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @05:54PM (#31020775)
I've written one too, if you count a simple shell alias for ping google.com

Comcast "service" has probably driven the creation of more trivial internet connection test programs than any college course in the world.

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Re:Ask HN: Have you created programs for only your personal ... by oblib on Thursday April 14, 2022 @12:14AM (#31023342)
I get more calls from users of my apps that have Comcast as the access provider than any other, and by far. The first thing I do when they have connection issues is check downdetector.com
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Re:Ask HN: Have you created programs for only your personal ... by OrderlyTiamat on Thursday April 14, 2022 @06:47AM (#31025179)
Mine uses notify-send to send a notification when connection is back up/ when connection goes down.
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