socks-retry.sh

#!/bin/bash

## Usage:   ./socks-retry server.example.com
## Use key authentication
 
# ----------------------------- ssh Options ------------------------------------------------

PORT=2048

# -------------------- Shouldn't need to change anything bellow -------------------------------

# Trap interrupts and exit instead of continuing the loop
trap "echo Ctl+C Detected... Exiting!; exit;" SIGINT SIGTERM

SSH="/usr/bin/ssh"
WGET="/usr/bin/wget"

# Set the initial exit value to failure
false
while [ $? -ne 0 ]; do
	echo
	echo "Checking Internet connection..."
	false
	until [ $? -eq 0 ]; do
		$WGET -q --tries=10 --timeout=5 http://www.google.com -O /tmp/index.google &> /dev/null
	done
	$SSH -xNv -D $PORT -o "ServerAliveInterval 2" $1
done