adding function to switch DNS nameservers + monitoring of current settings; adding a README

status-misc.sh

@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@ function isonline {
   fi
 }
 
+# connection status
+TOOL="$TOOL;conn=$var_conn"
+
 # NUMBER OF UNSENT EMAILS
 function check_mailqueue {
   QUEUE=$($MSMTP_LIST | grep -o "^From: " | wc -l)
   OUT="$OUT;mq=$QUEUE"
-  TOOL="$TOOL;conn=$var_conn"
   
   # If $QUEUE > 0 and >10 runs, show notification
   if [ "$QUEUE" -gt 0 ]; then
@@ -52,10 +54,23 @@ function check_svn {
   TOOL="$TOOL;svn=$SVN_REV"
 }
 
+# NAMESERVER STATUS
+function check_ns {
+  FIRSTNS=$(grep -m1 "^nameserver" /etc/resolv.conf | cut -d" " -f2)  # first nameserver in /etc/resolv.conf
+  if [ "$var_ns" == "" ]; then  # var_ns is only set with status-interaction.sh, no default value in config.cfg
+    OUT="$OUT;ns=default"
+  else
+    OUT="$OUT;ns=$var_ns"
+  fi
+  TOOL="$TOOL;ns=$FIRSTNS..."
+}
+
 
 # OUTPUT INFO ON STATUSBAR
 check_mailqueue
 check_svn
+check_ns
+# Replace ; by | to make it look nicely
 OUT=$(echo $OUT | sed -r 's/^;//')
 OUT=$(echo $OUT | sed -r 's/;/ \| /g')
 TOOL=$(echo $TOOL | sed -r 's/^;//')