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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+RCSID="$Id: selfcheck,v 1.1 2006/11/08 13:50:28 andreas Exp $"
+# check internet connectivity
+#
+
+import os, sys, string, time, socket
+
+PPPIF="pppoe0"
+DBG=0
+
+ADDR="204.29.161.33"
+PORT=50003
+
+def sendheartbeatmsg(tosend):
+	iam=socket.gethostname()
+	sock=socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+	msgboot="msg=%s;service=%s;name=%s" % (tosend, "selfcheck", iam)
+	sock.sendto(msgboot, (ADDR, PORT))
+	time.sleep(1)
+	sock.close()
+
+class Pppoe:
+  def __init__(self, interface):
+	DBG=0
+	self.interface=interface
+	self.foundauthinfo=0
+
+	fh=os.popen("/sbin/pppoectl %s" % self.interface,"r")
+	while 1:
+		l=fh.readline()
+		if len(l) == 0:
+			fh.close()
+			break
+		if DBG: print l[:-1]
+		r=string.split(l[:-1])
+		if DBG: print r
+		if r[0] == self.interface+':':
+			s=string.split(r[1],'=')
+			self.phase=s[1]
+		elif r[0][:11] == 'myauthproto':
+			self.myauthproto=r[0][12:]
+			self.myauthname=r[1][11:]
+			self.foundauthinfo=1
+		elif r[0] == 'lcp' and r[1] == 'timeout:':
+			self.lcptimeount=r[2]
+		elif r[0] == 'idle' and r[1] == 'timeout' and r[2] == "=":
+			self.idletimeout=r[3]
+		elif r[0] == 'max-auth-failure' and r[1] == '=':
+			self.maxauthfailure=r[2]
+		elif r[0] == 'max-noreceive' and r[1] == '=':
+			self.maxnoreceive=string.join(r[2:], ' ')
+		elif r[0] == 'max-alive-missed' and r[1] == '=':
+			self.maxalivemissed = string.join(r[2:], ' ')
+		
+	fh=os.popen("/sbin/pppoectl -d %s" % self.interface,"r")
+	while 1:
+		l=fh.readline()
+		if len(l) == 0:
+			fh.close()
+			break
+		if DBG: print l[:-1]
+		r=string.split(l[:-1])
+		if DBG: print r
+		if r[0] == self.interface+':':
+			self.state=string.join(r[3:],' ')
+		elif r[0] == 'Session' and r[1] == 'ID:':
+			self.sessionid=r[2]
+		elif r[0] == 'PADI' and r[1] == 'retries:':
+			self.PADIretries=r[2]
+		elif r[0] == 'PADR' and r[1] == 'retries:':
+			self.PADRretries=r[2]
+			
+
+	fh=os.popen("/sbin/ifconfig %s" % self.interface,"r")
+	if DBG: print fh
+	self.foundinet=0
+	while 1:
+		l=fh.readline()
+		if len(l) == 0:
+			fh.close()
+			break
+		if DBG: print l[:-1]
+		r=string.split(l[:-1])
+		if DBG: print r
+		if r[0] == self.interface+':':
+			s=string.split(r[1],'=')
+			s1=string.split(s[1],'<')
+			self.flagshex=s1[0]
+			self.flags=string.split(s1[1][:-1],',')
+			self.mtu=r[3]
+		elif r[0] == 'inet':
+			self.foundinet=1
+			self.ipaddr=r[1]
+			self.ipgw=r[3]
+			self.ipmask=r[5]
+		
+
+  def __repr__(self):
+	r=[]
+	keys=self.__dict__.keys()
+	keys.sort()
+	for k in keys:
+		r.append("%-14s: %s" % (k, self.__dict__[k]))
+	return string.join(r,'\n')
+			
+
+def notee():
+	if not self.foundauthinfo:
+		print"<B>PROBLEM: no login info configured, use \n'pppoectl %s myauthproto=pap myauthname=\"<account>\" myauthsecret=\"<password>\"'</B>"
+		return
+
+def checkall(IF):
+	Res="The interface is"
+	if "UP" in IF.flags:
+		Res+=" up" 
+	else:
+		Res=".\n<B>PROBLEM:  the interface is down, use 'ifconfig %s up'</B>" % (PPPIF)
+		return(Res)
+
+	if IF.foundauthinfo:
+		Res+=", has authentication information"
+	else:
+		Res+=".\n<B>PROBLEM: pppoe has no authentication information.</B>"
+		return(Res)
+
+	if IF.foundinet: 
+		Res+=", is configured"
+	else:
+		Res+=".\n<B>PROBLEM:  %s is not configured, use 'ifconfig %s inet 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.1'</B>" % (PPPIF, PPPIF)
+		return(Res)
+
+	if IF.ipaddr != '0.0.0.0':
+		Res+=", has an IP address"
+	else:
+		Res+=".\n<B>PROBLEM: The inteface has no address</B>" 
+		return(Res)
+
+	if IF.ipgw != '0.0.0.1':
+		Res+=", has an IP gateway"
+	else:
+		Res+=".\n<B>PROBLEM: The interfaces has no gateway</B>" 
+		return(Res)
+
+	ec=os.system("/sbin/ping -n -c 1 %s >/dev/null 2>&1" % "217.237.157.246")
+#	ec=os.system("/sbin/ping -n -c 1 %s >/dev/null 2>&1" % IF.ipgw)
+	if ec == 0:
+		Res+=".\nThe gateway is reachable."
+	else:
+		Res+=".\n<B>PROBLEM: The gateway is not reachable.</B>"
+		return(Res)
+
+	Res+=".\n\n<B>   All appears to be well.</B>"
+	return(Res)
+
+
+
+#
+# Main
+#
+
+uname=os.uname()
+
+lines=[]
+if sys.stdin.isatty():
+	uri='/selfcheck'
+else:
+	while 1:
+		l2=sys.stdin.readline()
+#		print "<pre>[",len(l2),l2[:-2],"]</pre>"
+		sys.stdout.flush()
+		if l2[:-2] == "":
+			break
+		lines.append(l2[:-2])
+	uri=string.split(lines[0],' ')[1]
+	if uri != '/favicon.ico':
+		sendheartbeatmsg(uri)
+
+date=time.strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S GMT", time.gmtime())
+
+
+if uri != "/selfcheck":
+	print "HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found"
+	print "Date: %s" % date
+	print "Connection: close"
+	print "Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"
+	print ""
+	print "Nothing here, move along.."
+	sys.exit(0)
+
+print """HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+Date: %s
+Server: Selfcheck/1.0 (Python)
+Last-Modified: %s
+Accept-Ranges: bytes
+Connection: close
+Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1""" % (date, date)
+
+print """
+<html>
+<head>
+<title>ADSL Check</title>
+</head>
+<body>
+<H2>ADSL Check</H2>
+<pre>"""
+print "Current Time:    %s" % date
+print "Machine:         %s" % uname[1]
+print "OS:              %s" % uname[0]+"/"+uname[4]+" "+uname[2]
+print "Uptime:          ",
+sys.stdout.flush()
+os.system("uptime")
+
+print "<br>"
+print "<B>Checking interface %s</B>" % PPPIF
+
+IF=Pppoe(PPPIF)
+
+print checkall(IF)
+
+print "<br>"
+print "<B>Additional information</B>"
+
+print "<BR><B>Users</B>"
+sys.stdout.flush()
+os.system("w")
+print  "<br>"
+print "<B>Interface data</B>"
+print IF
+print
+
+print "<br>"
+if 0:
+	print "<B>Ping</B>"
+	sys.stdout.flush()
+	ec=os.system("/sbin/ping -n -q -c 3 204.29.161.37")
+	if ec != 0:
+		print "<B>     ping failed!</B>"
+else:
+	print "<B>Traceroute</B>"
+	sys.stdout.flush()
+#	ec=os.system("/usr/sbin/traceroute -w 2 204.29.161.37")
+	ec=os.system("/usr/pkg/sbin/mtr -r -c 2 204.29.161.37")
+	if ec != 0:
+		print "<B>     traceroute failed!</B>"
+
+print "<br>"
+print "<B>Routing Table</B>"
+sys.stdout.flush()
+os.system("/usr/bin/netstat -rnLfinet")
+
+print "<br>"
+print "<B>Relevant log entries</B>"
+sys.stdout.flush()
+os.system("grep %s: /var/log/messages" % IF.interface)
+
+
+if DBG:
+	for l in lines:
+		print l
+
+print "</pre>"
+print "All done"
+print "</body>"
+print "</html>"