Ping Analyzer

A simple script to analyze and display ping statistics from one or more ping transcripts. Examplary PowerShell and Linux ping transcripts included.

Usage

$ python3 .\ping-analysis.py -h
usage: ping-analysis.py [-h] [-p {single,multi,both}] [-o OUT [OUT ...]] [--ma-window MA_WINDOW] file [file ...]

positional arguments:
file                  one or more files to be read

options:
-h, --help            show this help message and exit
-p {single,multi,both}, --plot {single,multi,both}
                        plot type: (single|multi|both); default = single
-o OUT [OUT ...], --out OUT [OUT ...]
                        save plot to file; enter two paths when using "-p both"
--ma-window MA_WINDOW
                        moving-average window in seconds; default = 20

Ping Transciption

PowerShell

Start-Transcript -path .\ping-log.txt -Append; ping -t <host> | % {"{0} - {1}" -f (Get-Date),$_}

• add -S <ip> to use a specific interface in windows
• Stop the transcript with Stop-Transcript or close the powershell window

Linux/Bash

ping <host> | while read res; do echo "$(date +"%d.%m.%Y %T") - $res"; done >> ping-log.txt

Example

Comparing a powerline ehternet adapter to wifi - powerline seems to be working surprisingly well

python3 .\ping-analysis.py .\example\ping-eth0.txt .\example\ping-wlan0.txt -p both -o .\example\single.png .\example\multi.png