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A quick app to display your current ping to google.com or detailed error info (such as not being able to ping 8.8.8.8, being on a self-assigned ip, broken dns, etc)

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HowOnline

A quick app to display your current ping to google.com or detailed error info (such as not being able to ping 8.8.8.8, being on a self-assigned ip, broken dns, etc)

The icon in the middle:

Features

  • Monitors WiFi connection for detailed connection information and displays it in your OSX menu bar
  • When online, live ping of google.com to ensure connectivity
  • Status refreshes automatically on WiFi adapter state change or every 3 seconds
  • Optimized for performance and minimal power usage (doesn't unnecessarily check everything every time)
  • Support for both Dark and Light menu bars
  • Free and opensource (please contribute! also, please verify my Swift design patterns, I'm still learning!)

Statuses the app will give you

  • wifi if: Couldn't detect a WiFi interface on your Mac
  • wifi off: Your WiFi is turned off
  • no ssid: Either your WiFi is connecting to a network or you're not associated to any network
  • no ip: You're connected to a network, but you don't have an IP assigned (likely waiting for DHCP)
  • self ip: You're on a self-assigned IP, DHCP likely not working
  • no gw: You have a valid IP but no internet gateway was assigned (so you won't have internet access)
  • bad gw: Failed to ping your internet gateway (usually your router) or connect via HTTP/SSH/Telnet
  • ping 8.: Failed to ping 8.8.8.8, one of Google's DNS servers (no DNS lookup is done though)
  • dns: Failed to do a DNS lookup for google.com
  • hello: Welcome message when starting the app and waiting for a ping
  • ping G: Unable to ping google.com
  • a number in miliseconds: Your live ping to google.com

License

BSD

Contact

Larry Gadea, trivex@gmail.com

Oh and check out the other thing I work on, Envoy!

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