#!/usr/bin/perl

  my $host = 'dslreports.com';
  my $ping_data = `ping -c4 $host`;
  
  my ($sent, $rev, $lost, $min, $max, $avg);
  
  if ( $ping_data =~
           /(\d+) packets transmitted, (\d+) packets received, (\d+)%/ )
  {
      ($sent, $recv, $lost) = ($1, $2, $3);
      print "\$sent=$sent, \$recv=$recv, \$lost=$lost\n";
  }
  
  if ( $ping_data =~ 
           m{round-trip min/avg/max = ([0-9\.]+)/([0-9\.]+)/([0-9\.]+)} )
  {
      ($min, $avg, $max) = ($1, $2, $3);
      print "\$min=$min, \$avg=$avg, \$max=$max\n";
  }

   ## do what you will with those variables now...

##</code><code>##

  $sent=4, $recv=4, $lost=0
  $min=47.0, $avg=47.6, $max=48.4