diff --git a/net/pingcheck/Makefile b/net/pingcheck/Makefile
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+#
+# Copyright (C) 2015 Bruno Randolf (br1@einfach.org)
+#
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+# See /LICENSE for more information.
+#
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=pingcheck
+PKG_VERSION:=0.1
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
+
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
+PKG_SOURCE_SUBDIR:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/br101/pingcheck.git
+PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=0f099998782f550e2abebdc65bcc3e969b798769
+
+PKG_MAINTAINER:=Bruno Randolf <br1@einfach.org>
+PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0+
+PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
+
+PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
+
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+
+define Package/pingcheck
+	SECTION:=net
+	CATEGORY:=Network
+	DEPENDS:=+libubus +libuci
+	MAINTAINER:=Bruno Randolf <br1@einfach.org>
+	TITLE:=Check Internet and interface connectivity
+endef
+
+define Package/pingcheck/description
+Checks by using "ping" (ICMP echo) wether a configured host (normally on the
+internet) can be reached via a specific interface. Then makes this information
+available via ubus and triggers "online" and "offline" scripts.
+endef
+
+define Package/pingcheck/conffiles
+/etc/config/pingcheck
+endef
+
+define Package/pingcheck/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/pingcheck $(1)/usr/sbin/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./pingcheck.init $(1)/etc/init.d/pingcheck
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/config
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/pingcheck.config $(1)/etc/config/pingcheck
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,pingcheck))
diff --git a/net/pingcheck/pingcheck.init b/net/pingcheck/pingcheck.init
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+#!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
+
+START=99
+
+USE_PROCD=1
+PROG=/usr/sbin/pingcheck
+CONFFILE=/etc/config/pingcheck
+
+start_service() {
+	procd_open_instance
+	procd_set_param command $PROG
+	procd_set_param file $CONFFILE
+	procd_set_param respawn
+	procd_close_instance
+}