diff --git a/log.log b/log.log
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e8b7bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/log.log
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+Mon 26 Sep 2022 16:31:23 ACST
+==============================
+
+checking node google1:
+
+PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8) 56(84) bytes of data.
+64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=1 ttl=57 time=22.5 ms
+64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=2 ttl=57 time=22.5 ms
+64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=3 ttl=57 time=23.7 ms
+64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=4 ttl=57 time=23.0 ms
+64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=5 ttl=57 time=23.4 ms
+
+--- 8.8.8.8 ping statistics ---
+5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4006ms
+rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 22.525/23.038/23.742/0.472 ms
+node google1 UP
+==============================
+
+checking node NG-router:
+
+PING 149.36.0.253 (149.36.0.253) 56(84) bytes of data.
+From 217.17.208.21 icmp_seq=1 Time to live exceeded
+From 217.17.208.21 icmp_seq=2 Time to live exceeded
+
+--- 149.36.0.253 ping statistics ---
+3 packets transmitted, 0 received, +2 errors, 100% packet loss, time 2000ms
+
+node NG-router DOWN
+==============================
+
+Mon 26 Sep 2022 16:31:29 ACST
+cntNodes 2
+cntNodesDown 1
+cntNotify 0
diff --git a/path-loss.sh b/path-loss.sh
index 1aace72..21278a3 100644
--- a/path-loss.sh
+++ b/path-loss.sh
@@ -13,122 +13,137 @@
 # apt-get install python-pip
 # pip install slacker-cli
 # #git clone https://pypi.python.org/pypi/slacker-cli/
+while true
+do
+  # user defined settings
+  txtEmail="name@example.com"
+  txtSubject="Path Loss Report"
+  txtSeparator="==============================\n"
+  nTrigger=4
+  nAttempts=5
+  txtPdServiceKey="000000000000000"
+  txtSlackBotToken="xoxb-250697658007-4127858946773-gyM0PMGA5XPbh3ZEYot4Yy5Z"
+  txtSlackChannel="general"
 
-# user defined settings
-txtEmail="name@example.com"
-txtSubject="Path Loss Report"
-txtSeparator="==============================\n"
-nTrigger=4
-nAttempts=5
-txtPdServiceKey="000000000000000"
-txtSlackBotToken="xoxb-something-or-other"
-txtSlackChannel="pathloss"
+  declare -A nodes
+  nodes=( \
+    [217.17.208.20]="NG-firsthop" \
+    [149.36.0.254]="NG-router" \
+    )
 
-declare -A nodes
-nodes=( \
-  [8.8.8.8]="google1 member" \
-  [8.8.4.4]="google2" \
-  )
+  # local variables
+  status="|"
+  cntNotify=0
+  tmpLog=$(mktemp)
+  tmpPing=$(mktemp)
+  cntNodes=0
+  cntNodesDown=0
+  cntMembers=0
+  cntMembersDown=0
+  declare -a items
+  echo "tmplog @ ${tmpLog}"
+  # preload output
+  date > ${tmpLog}
 
-# local variables
-status="|"
-cntNotify=0
-tmpLog=$(mktemp)
-tmpPing=$(mktemp)
-cntNodes=0
-cntNodesDown=0
-cntMembers=0
-cntMembersDown=0
-declare -a items
+  # loop through nodes and test
+  for node in  ${!nodes[*]}; do
 
-# preload output
-date > ${tmpLog}
+    ((cntNodes++))
 
-# loop through nodes and test
-for node in  ${!nodes[*]}; do
+    # split out node details
+    # 0: alias/name
+    # 1: optional 'member' for determining edge outage
+    info=${nodes[${node}]}
+    items[1]="none"
+    ix=0
+    for arg in ${info}; do
+      items[ix]=${arg}
+      ((ix++))
+      done
 
-  ((cntNodes++))
+    name="${items[0]}"
 
-  # split out node details
-  # 0: alias/name
-  # 1: optional 'member' for determining edge outage
-  info=${nodes[${node}]}
-  items[1]="none"
-  ix=0
-  for arg in ${info}; do
-    items[ix]=${arg}
-    ((ix++))
-    done
-
-  name="${items[0]}"
-
-  echo -e ${txtSeparator} >> ${tmpLog};
-  echo "checking node ${name}:" >> ${tmpLog};
-  echo "" >> ${tmpLog}
-
-  ping -W 1 -c ${nAttempts} ${node} > ${tmpPing}
-  cat ${tmpPing} >> ${tmpLog}
-
-  value=$(grep transmitted ${tmpPing} | cut -d ' ' -f 4)
-  if [[ nTrigger -ge value ]]; then
-    flagNxt="dn"
-    ((cntNodesDown++))
-  else
-    flagNxt="up"
-    fi
-
-  if test "member" == "${items[1]}"; then
-    ((cntMembers++))
-    if test "dn" = "${flagNxt}"; then ((cntMembersDown++)); fi
-    fi
-
-  flagPrv="na"
-
-  if [[ -f /tmp/pl.dn.${node} ]]; then
-    flagPrv="dn"
-    if test "up" = "${flagNxt}"; then
-      rm /tmp/pl.dn.${node}
-      fi
-    fi
-
-  if [[ -f /tmp/pl.up.${node} ]]; then
-    flagPrv="up"
-    if test "dn" = "${flagNxt}"; then
-      rm /tmp/pl.up.${node}
-      fi
-    fi
-
-  if test "${flagPrv}" != "${flagNxt}"; then
-    touch /tmp/pl.${flagNxt}.${node}
-    ((cntNotify++));
-    mtr -w -b --report ${node} >> ${tmpLog};
-    status="${status} ${name} ${flagPrv}>${flagNxt} |"
+    echo -e ${txtSeparator} >> ${tmpLog};
+    echo "checking node ${name}:" >> ${tmpLog};
     echo "" >> ${tmpLog}
-    echo "Above State Change: ${flagPrv}>${flagNxt}" >> ${tmpLog}
+
+    ping -W 1 -c ${nAttempts} ${node} > ${tmpPing}
+    cat ${tmpPing} >> ${tmpLog}
+
+    value=$(grep transmitted ${tmpPing} | cut -d ' ' -f 4)
+    if [[ nTrigger -ge value ]]; then
+      flagNxt="dn"
+      ((cntNodesDown++))
+      echo "node ${name} DOWN" >> ${tmpLog};
+
+    else
+      echo "node ${name} UP" >> ${tmpLog};  
+      flagNxt="up"
+      fi
+
+    if test "member" == "${items[1]}"; then
+      ((cntMembers++))
+      if test "dn" = "${flagNxt}"; then ((cntMembersDown++)); fi
+      fi
+
+    flagPrv="na"
+
+    if [[ -f /tmp/pl.dn.${node} ]]; then
+      flagPrv="dn"
+      if test "up" = "${flagNxt}"; then
+        rm /tmp/pl.dn.${node}
+        fi
+      fi
+
+    if [[ -f /tmp/pl.up.${node} ]]; then
+      flagPrv="up"
+      if test "dn" = "${flagNxt}"; then
+        rm /tmp/pl.up.${node}
+      fi
+    fi
+
+    if test "${flagPrv}" != "${flagNxt}"; then
+      echo "Above State Change: ${flagPrv}>${flagNxt}" >> ${tmpLog}
+      touch /tmp/pl.${flagNxt}.${node}
+      ((cntNotify++));
+      mtr -w -b --report -n ${node} >> ${tmpLog};
+      status="${status} ${name} ${flagPrv}>${flagNxt} |"
+      echo "" >> ${tmpLog}
     fi
 
   done
 
-# footer
-echo -e ${txtSeparator} >> ${tmpLog}
-date >> ${tmpLog}
-
-# notify on failure
-if [[ cntNodes -eq cntNodesDown ]]; then
-  logger "path-loss - all nodes unreachable"
-else
-  # if something to notify
-  if [[ cntNotify -gt 0 ]]; then
-    # need a pagerduty alert if all important members are down
-    if [[ cntMembers -eq cntMembersDown ]]; then
-      response=$(cat ${tmpLog} | ./pd-trigger.sh -L -s "${txtPdServiceKey}" -d "${status}")
-      fi
-    # attempt an email
-    #cat ${tmpLog} | mail -s "${txtSubject}:${status}" ${txtEmail};
-    cat ${tmpLog} | /usr/local/bin/slacker -c ${txtSlackChannel} -t ${txtSlackBotToken}
+  # footer
+  echo -e ${txtSeparator} >> ${tmpLog}
+  date >> ${tmpLog}
+  echo "cntNodes ${cntNodes}" >> ${tmpLog};
+  echo "cntNodesDown ${cntNodesDown}" >> ${tmpLog};
+  echo "cntNotify ${cntNotify}" >> ${tmpLog};
+  # notify on failure
+  if [[ cntNodes -eq cntNodesDown ]]; then
+    echo "path-loss - all nodes unreachable" >> ${tmpLog}
+    logger "path-loss - all nodes unreachable"
+  else
+    # if something to notify
+    if [[ cntNotify -gt 0 ]]; then
+      echo "Sending an alert" >> ${tmpLog}
+      # need a pagerduty alert if all important members are down
+  #    if [[ cntMembers -eq cntMembersDown ]]; then
+        #response=$(cat ${tmpLog} | ./pd-trigger.sh -L -s "${txtPdServiceKey}" -d "${status}")
+        #fi
+      # attempt an email
+      #cat ${tmpLog} | mail -s "${txtSubject}:${status}" ${txtEmail};
+      echo "All members down sending slack alert with  /usr/local/bin/slacker -c ${txtSlackChannel} -t ${txtSlackBotToken}" >> ${tmpLog}
+      cat ${tmpLog} | slacker -c ${txtSlackChannel} -t ${txtSlackBotToken}
+  #   fi
     fi
   fi
 
-# clean up
-rm ${tmpLog}
-rm ${tmpPing}
+  cp ${tmpLog} ./log.log
+  cp ${tmpPing} ./ping.log
+
+  # clean up
+  rm ${tmpLog}
+  rm ${tmpPing}
+done
+exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ping.log b/ping.log
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f7a3ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ping.log
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+PING 149.36.0.253 (149.36.0.253) 56(84) bytes of data.
+From 217.17.208.21 icmp_seq=1 Time to live exceeded
+From 217.17.208.21 icmp_seq=2 Time to live exceeded
+
+--- 149.36.0.253 ping statistics ---
+3 packets transmitted, 0 received, +2 errors, 100% packet loss, time 2000ms
+
diff --git a/pingmon.py b/pingmon.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e9ee19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pingmon.py
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+from termios import TAB3
+import threading
+from types import NoneType 
+from prometheus_client import Counter
+import json
+from telnetlib import theNULL
+import pingparsing
+from prometheus_client import CollectorRegistry, Gauge, push_to_gateway
+
+tests={
+    "1": {
+        'dest': "66.29.128.140",
+        'name': 'African webserver',
+        'packet_loss_rate_permitted': 50,
+        'rtt_max_permitted': 150,
+    },
+    "2": {
+        'dest': "8.8.8.8",
+        'name': 'Google DNS',
+        'packet_loss_rate_permitted': 0,
+        'rtt_max_permitted': 150,
+    },
+    "3": {
+        'dest': "1.1.1.1",
+        'name': 'Cloudflare DNS',
+        'packet_loss_rate_permitted': 0,
+        'rtt_max_permitted': 150,
+    },
+    
+}
+
+def pinger(test_id):
+    print("Testing {} on IP {} with RTT threshold of {} and packet loss max of {}".format(
+        tests[test_id]['name'],tests[test_id]['dest'],
+        tests[test_id]['rtt_max_permitted'],tests[test_id]['packet_loss_rate_permitted']))
+    dest=tests[test_id]['dest']
+    name=tests[test_id]['name']
+    rtt_max_permitted=tests[test_id]['rtt_max_permitted']
+    packet_loss_rate_permitted=tests[test_id]['packet_loss_rate_permitted']
+
+    ping_parser = pingparsing.PingParsing()
+    transmitter = pingparsing.PingTransmitter()
+    transmitter.destination = dest
+    transmitter.count = 10
+    transmitter.timeout=2
+    # while 1:
+        
+    result = transmitter.ping()
+    data=ping_parser.parse(result).as_dict()
+    packet_loss_rate=data["packet_loss_rate"]
+    rtt_max=data["rtt_max"]
+    notify=0
+
+    print("Dest: {} Loss: {}% RTT: {}ms".format(dest,packet_loss_rate,rtt_max))
+    if rtt_max>rtt_max_permitted:
+        print("ERROR: rtt_max_permitted exceeded!")
+        notify=1
+
+    if packet_loss_rate>packet_loss_rate_permitted:
+        print("ERROR: packet_loss_rate_permitted exceeded!")
+        notify=1
+
+    if notify:
+        print(json.dumps(ping_parser.parse(result).as_dict(), indent=4))
+
+
+
+    registry = CollectorRegistry()
+    g_pl = Gauge('packet_loss_rate', 'Amt of packet loss', ['destination_ip'],registry=registry )
+    g_pl.labels(dest).set(packet_loss_rate)
+
+    if not type(rtt_max)==NoneType:
+        g_rtt = Gauge('rtt_max', 'Round trip time', ['destination_ip'],registry=registry )
+        g_rtt.labels(dest).set(rtt_max)
+    
+    push_to_gateway('10.10.110.250:9091', job='cory_test_job1', registry=registry)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__": 
+    while 1:
+        for _id,_item in tests.items():
+            pinger(_id)
+            # t = threading.Thread(target=pinger, args=(_id,)) 
+            # t.start() 
+