How to create a bash script to check the SSH connection?

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You can check this with the return-value ssh gives you:

$ ssh -q user@downhost exit
$ echo $?
255

$ ssh -q user@uphost exit
$ echo $?
0

EDIT: Another approach would be to use nmap (you won’t need to have keys or login-stuff):

$ a=`nmap uphost -PN -p ssh | grep open`
$ b=`nmap downhost -PN -p ssh | grep open`

$ echo $a
22/tcp open ssh
$ echo $b
(empty string)

But you’ll have to grep the message (nmap does not use the return-value to show if a port was filtered, closed or open).

EDIT2:

If you’re interested in the actual state of the ssh-port, you can substitute grep open with egrep 'open|closed|filtered':

$ nmap host -PN -p ssh | egrep 'open|closed|filtered'

Just to be complete.

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