1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/monitor.sh b/monitor.sh
index e902c86..bebc07c 100755
--- a/monitor.sh
+++ b/monitor.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! /bin/sh -
+#! /bin/bash -
 
 #  SJP 16 August 2014
 #  Monitor my external IP address
@@ -13,11 +13,15 @@ else
 	datafile=`mktemp --tmpdir=data`
 fi
 
-echo "datafile = $datafile"
+# echo "datafile = $datafile"
 
 ip=$(curl ifconfig.me/ip)
+[ ${#ip} = 0 ] && ip="Timed out"
+# Could also do [ -z $ip ]
+ 
 dt=$(\date  +%Y-%m-%dT%T%:z)
 
+
 echo -e "$dt\t$ip" >> $datafile