--- ./scripts/ping.pl.orig 2014-08-15 15:39:56.000000000 +0200 +++ ./scripts/ping.pl 2014-08-15 15:40:35.000000000 +0200 @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ # old linux version use "icmp_seq" # newer use "icmp_req" instead -open(PROCESS, "ping -c 1 $host | grep 'icmp_[s|r]eq' | grep time |"); +open(PROCESS, "/sbin/ping -c 1 $host | grep 'icmp_[s|r]eq' | grep time |"); $ping = ; close(PROCESS); $ping =~ m/(.*time=)(.*) (ms|usec)/;