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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ping or Ping-Pong, or PingKing +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++


Built on Ubuntu 16.04 with Wing IDE 101 5.1.

Simple python (3*) code that tries to differentiate between general connectivity and connectivity to a particular website. To achieve that, I ping 4.2.2.2, obtain time-wait with the ss command and compare the two latencies. Couldn't find a way, or any help on StackExchange, to ping the website requested. As far as the reference, I store and use the running average of every session.

The gauge on the right is the general tatency, the one on the left the specific latency. Green indicates a deviation of less than 10% and yellow more than that, up to 75%. After that, it turns to orange. When there is no connectivity (e.g. computer disconnected, ISP down) a red gauge pops up. Gray means no traffic.

I am a beginner so I'm sure the code is plenty inelegant. At the very least.

Locations and paths in the code, including python libraries and such, are the ones I used on my computer so, short of an installation packet, which I might try to build later, the program will not work "out of the box".

I made this program because I often wondered what was the reason for a slow connection, ISP or the site itself.

No license or anything.