[NTLUG:Discuss] Script request

[Fred]

Has anyone got a script that cron could run to see if 
a server is up and running? I just found out that a webserver
over in the corner has been sitting there for 4 days waiting
for someone to get the driver CD out of the drive and let
it boot. This was after the power company ran down the 
battery in the UPS unit. (well, not really, but you know...)

I guess a simple ping test would work, since if it is up enough
for the networking, then the rest is probably running, too.
That would be better than now, which is nothing.

Thanks,
Fred