Bash script to check for network status

netcheck.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

status="down"

while true; do
  ping -w 10 -c 1 8.8.8.8 > /dev/null 2>&1
  ping_status=$?

  if [ $ping_status -eq 0 ] && [ "$status" == "down" ]; then
    timestamp=$(date +"%H:%M:%S")
    echo "Network is Up - ${timestamp}"
    notify-send "Network is Up"
    status="up"
  elif [ $ping_status -ne 0 ] && [ "$status" == "up" ]; then
    timestamp=$(date +"%H:%M:%S")
    echo "Network is Down - ${timestamp}"
    notify-send "Network is Down"
    status="down"
  fi

  sleep 10
done