The Inexpensive Ping Monitor

C:\>copy con ping-mon.bat
@echo off
:REPEAT
ECHO ======================================================================
ECHO %DATE% %TIME%
ping 8.8.8.8 -n 1 -w 1000 | findstr /b Re[pq]
PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 500 > NUL
ECHO.
GOTO :REPEAT
^Z
        1 file(s) copied.

C:\>
C:\>ping-mon > ping-results.txt
^Cy

C:\>
C:\>type ping-results.txt
======================================================================
Sat 11/06/2011 14:40:48.10
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=54ms TTL=56

======================================================================
Sat 11/06/2011 14:40:49.00
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=56

======================================================================
Sat 11/06/2011 14:40:50.00
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=56

======================================================================
Sat 11/06/2011 14:40:51.00
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=28ms TTL=56

======================================================================
Sat 11/06/2011 14:40:52.00
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=28ms TTL=56

======================================================================
Sat 11/06/2011 14:40:53.00
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=56

======================================================================
Sat 11/06/2011 14:40:54.00
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=52ms TTL=56

======================================================================
Sat 11/06/2011 14:40:55.00
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=33ms TTL=56

======================================================================
Sat 11/06/2011 14:40:56.00
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=56

======================================================================
Sat 11/06/2011 14:40:57.00
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=56
Terminate batch job (Y/N)?
C:\>