Menu Bar icon app to monitor network quality (using ping)(antirez.com)

3 pointsby tpintovor 12 Jahren3 comments

Menu Bar icon app to monitor network quality (using ping)

http://antirez.com/iconping/

3 comments

hanruvor 12 Jahren

On Windows 7 and later, the system will automatically detect network connectivity and alert user if there's no internet access. I've spent some time on learning how this works, and here is the technical detail: http://blog.superuser.com/2011/05/16/windows-7-network-aware...

I wonder why OS X doesn't have such a useful functionality...

sirnvor 12 Jahren

In OSX, there is a "Alert: No Internet Connection" notification directly in the AirPort menu bar[1] when there is no internet connection.

[1]: http://d.pr/i/yjvG

dpeduvor 12 Jahren

This doesn't appear nearly as quickly as the software in OP's post would.