#!/bin/bash

LOGFILE=/var/log/wifitestlogfile.log

TESTIP=74.125.224.72

ping -c4 ${TESTIP} > /dev/null

if [ $? != 0 ]
then

        message="$(date) -- WiFi seems down, restarting - message from script  /usr/src/scripts/wifi_test_2.sh"
        # echo >$LOGFILE  empties the file so just the last log is saved
        echo $message >>$LOGFILE

    ifdown --force wlan0
    ifup wlan0
else
        message="$(date) -- WiFi seems up - message from script  /usr/src/scripts/wifi_test_2.sh"
        # echo >$LOGFILE  empties the file so just the last log is saved
        echo $message >>$LOGFILE


fi

# how to update with reboot after 10 min of trying (cron runs script every min)?

Mon Sep 15 16:20:14 BST 2014 -- WiFi seems up - message from script /usr/src/scripts/wifi_test_2.sh
Mon Sep 15 16:21:05 BST 2014 -- WiFi seems up - message from script /usr/src/scripts/wifi_test_2.sh
Mon Sep 15 16:22:05 BST 2014 -- WiFi seems up - message from script /usr/src/scripts/wifi_test_2.sh
Mon Sep 15 16:23:05 BST 2014 -- WiFi seems up - message from script /usr/src/scripts/wifi_test_2.sh
Mon Sep 15 16:24:04 BST 2014 -- WiFi seems up - message from script /usr/src/scripts/wifi_test_2.sh
Mon Sep 15 16:25:05 BST 2014 -- WiFi seems up - message from script /usr/src/scripts/wifi_test_2.sh
Mon Sep 15 16:26:05 BST 2014 -- WiFi seems up - message from script /usr/src/scripts/wifi_test_2.sh
Mon Sep 15 16:27:02 BST 2014 -- WiFi seems down, restarting - message from script /usr/src/scripts/wifi_test_2.sh
Mon Sep 15 16:28:01 BST 2014 -- WiFi seems down, restarting - message from script /usr/src/scripts/wifi_test_2.sh
Mon Sep 15 16:29:02 BST 2014 -- WiFi seems down, restarting - message from script /usr/src/scripts/wifi_test_2.sh
Mon Sep 15 16:30:01 BST 2014 -- WiFi seems down, restarting - message from script /usr/src/scripts/wifi_test_2.sh
Mon Sep 15 16:31:01 BST 2014 -- WiFi seems down, restarting - message from script /usr/src/scripts/wifi_test_2.sh
Mon Sep 15 16:32:02 BST 2014 -- WiFi seems down, restarting - message from script /usr/src/scripts/wifi_test_2.sh
Mon Sep 15 16:33:01 BST 2014 -- WiFi seems down, restarting - message from script /usr/src/scripts/wifi_test_2.sh
Mon Sep 15 16:34:01 BST 2014 -- WiFi seems down, restarting - message from script /usr/src/scripts/wifi_test_2.sh
Mon Sep 15 16:35:01 BST 2014 -- WiFi seems down, restarting - message from script /usr/src/scripts/wifi_test_2.sh
Mon Sep 15 16:36:01 BST 2014 -- WiFi seems down, restarting - message from script /usr/src/scripts/wifi_test_2.sh
Mon Sep 15 16:37:01 BST 2014 -- WiFi seems down, restarting - message from script /usr/src/scripts/wifi_test_2.sh


**at this point force a reboot**