nettest is a Perl script which tests the integrity of a net connection. If 
the connection is down, it will either beep the speaker, send email, write 
in the system logs, or all of the above.

Note this is completely different from the standard 'network tester' 
programs in that it is not meant to test the machines or services of any 
computers on the network, but rather to ensure that the physical network 
connection is intact.  There are no plans to have nettest check for 
services, as there are plenty of other programs out there which perform 
this task.  You _can_ use nettest to check systems. Even though this is 
not what it was originally designed to do, it still does it quite well.

The nettest homepage is located at:

	http://zorro.pangea.ca/~renec/nettest/

Cryptographic signatures and checksums may be provided by 
the developers at the URL(s) above.  Wiretapped recommends
that users check these before use of the software/information.