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Hi,
In your script try giving the full path of all the commands you are using.

Cheers
SSR






>From: "Martin Tsanov" <cyberzone@odessos.org>
>To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
>Subject: cron job
>Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 17:09:01 +0100
>
>Hello
>
>     I have a gateway with wireless interface wi0. From time to time it 
>hangs down
>with the following log entry in /var/log/all.log
>
>Mar 28 22:19:37 morpheus /kernel: wi0: failed to allocate 1594 bytes on NIC
>Mar 28 22:19:37 morpheus /kernel: wi0: tx buffer allocation failed
>Mar 28 22:19:37 morpheus /kernel: wi0: wi_cmd: busy bit won't clear.
>Mar 28 22:19:37 morpheus /kernel: wi0: failed to allocate 1594 bytes on NIC
>Mar 28 22:19:37 morpheus /kernel: wi0: mgmt. buffer allocation failed
>Mar 28 22:20:42 morpheus /kernel: wi0: wi_cmd: busy bit won't clear.
>Mar 28 22:21:42 morpheus /kernel: wi0: wi_cmd: busy bit won't clear.
>
>     I tried the following script, placed as a crontab entry to reboot the 
>system:
>
>#!/bin/sh
>
>result=`fping 212.50.x.xxx|cut -b 17-21`
>result1="alive"
>if [ "$result1" = "$result" ]; then
>echo $result
>else
>reboot
>fi
>
>This script works as expected when envoked from the shell, but when placed
>as th following crontab entry:
>
>*/10    *       *       *       *       root    /root/reb (reb is the 
>script name)
>
>the system reboots regardless if 212.50.x.xxx is reachable or not.
>
>What is the difference??? And what am I doing wrong??
>
>I'm tracking FreeBSD 4-STABLE and this is 4.8-RC FreeBSD 4.8-RC #0:
>
>Any help will be appreciated.
>
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