mon.sh

#!/bin/ksh

stping(){
        ping -q -i 10 -c 6 "${@}" |
                awk 'BEGIN {ORS=" "}
                     /^6/ { print $1"/"$4"->"$7 ; }
                     /=/ { print $4; }'
}

main(){
        while true; do
                for target in "${@}"; do
                local began="began='$(date)'"
                        logger -t "mon.sh@${target}" -p daemon.info \
                               "$(stping ${target})${began}"
                done
                sleep 180
        done
}

main "${@}"