I have flat log files if the form "unixtime,pcnumber,status". there are only entries for status changes. possible status would be reachable, unreachable, reachable but offline, and for each of those it could be standby or live. each pc could be in a different room. they are named something like room01pc01, and each room could have one or more pcs, usually 2 or 3.

I put something together that gives the pcnumber, the time it went down, the time it came up, and what the status was while it was down. I am trying to figure out a way to automatically figure out when every pc in one room is down. I can't seem to figure out a way to make this work, any one here at the monastery care to get me pointed in the right direction.

In reply to trouble with where to start by vatheck

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