LossLess-Liaison

Overview

LossLess-Liaison is a Bash script that monitors upstream packet loss to a specified target and sends alerts to a Discord channel via a webhook if the packet loss exceeds a defined threshold.

I personally use this tool to keep track of network stability and receive immediate notifications about connectivity issues.

Features

• Monitors packet loss to a specified target IP or hostname.
• Sends alerts to a Discord channel when packet loss exceeds a defined threshold.
• Configurable monitoring interval.

Features To Add

• auto configuration script
• better packet loss detection tool (ping versus other .deb stable pkgs)

Requirements

• Bash
• ping utility (usually available in most Unix-like systems)
• curl (for sending webhook messages)
• Discord Webhook URL

Configuration/Installation

1. Download the script

2. Navigate to the script's directory:

   cd /path/to/your/script

3. Configuration

   This project requires a configuration file to store the unique identifier of your Discord webhook. Follow the steps below to set it up:

   Create a Configuration File:

   Create a file named config.cfg in the root directory of the project.

   touch config.cfg

   Add Webhook ID:

   In config.cfg, add the following line, replacing YOUR_WEBHOOK_ID with the unique identifier portion of your Discord webhook URL:

   WEBHOOK_ID=YOUR_WEBHOOK_ID

   For example, if your webhook URL is https://discord.com/api/webhooks/1234567890/abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz, the configuration file should look like this:

   WEBHOOK_ID=1234567890/abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

4. Make the script executable

   chmod +x packet_loss_monitor.sh

5. Execute the script

   ./packet_loss_monitor.sh

   The script will run continuously, checking the specified target every SLEEP_INTERVAL seconds and sending alerts to your Discord channel if the packet loss exceeds the defined threshold.

6. Stopping the Script To stop the script, press Ctrl + C in the terminal where it is running.