+#!/bin/bash
+# Desc:Marks the time when a remote server can be pinged.
+# Depends: GNU Coreutils 8.32 (date, sleep), iputils-ping 3:20211215-1 (ping)
+# Version: 0.0.1
+
+delay=10;
+domain="google.com"
+
+if [[ -n "$1" ]]; then domain="$1"; fi;
+
+printf "%s:STATUS:Starting ping...\n" "$(date -Is)";
+while ! ping -c1 "$domain"; do
+ sleep "$delay";
+done;
+printf "%s:Ping resolved.\n" "$(date -Is)";
+exit 0;