How to install Net::Ping perl module?-Needed for a ISP connection monitor script

CaseyE

Hello,

I've been having trouble with my internet lately. It seems to randomly go down or get very slow. I'm trying to discern whether this is my cable modem/ISP or my pfSense box.

I downloaded this utility to monitor my internet connection http://aaron.marasco.com/linux.html#net-check , and I would like to install it on my PF box. I got perl installed using this command:

# pkg_add -v -r perl

but I'm having trouble installing Net::Ping, which the documentation says is required.


cpan[2]> install Net::Ping
Running install for module 'Net::Ping'
Running make for S/SM/SMPETERS/Net-Ping-2.36.tar.gz
  Has already been unwrapped into directory /root/.cpan/build/Net-Ping-2.36-erYwTW
Could not make: Unknown error
Warning (usually harmless): 'YAML' not installed, will not store persistent state
Running make test
  Can't test without successful make
Running make install
  Make had returned bad status, install seems impossible

cpan[3]>

Can anyone help me? What am I doing wrong?

Thanks

jimp

Make is not included in pfSense, so you would need to install a binary package and not use CPAN.

Try this:

pkg_add -r p5-Net-Ping

jimp

@jimp:

Make is not included in pfSense, so you would need to install a binary package and not use CPAN.

Try this:
pkg_add -r p5-Net-Ping

Though you really could just check Status > RRD Graphs, and the Quality tab. It already pings your gateway every second. You can change the IP that it monitors/graphs also.

CaseyE

Thank your for the suggestions. I think the Status > RRD Graphs will be fine for my needs.

My quality graph (attached) shows some packet loss over the last month 1-hr average graph (Avg: 0.1% and Max: 7.4%). Do you think this is the slowness/timeouts I'm noticing while surfing the web?

Also, where do I go to change the IP address that gets pinged? I would have assumed Status > RRD Graphs > Settings but I don't see anything like that under the tab. I'm using pfSense 1.2.3, not the 2.0 build yet.

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jimp

that could definitely cause some issues, but it looks like it's just enough to be annoying.

Here is how to change the monitor IP, it's not in the GUI:
http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Using_an_alternate_monitor_IP_for_quality_graphs