--- wmpiki.c.old	2005-03-26 12:46:27.000000000 +0100
+++ wmpiki.c	2005-03-29 22:10:04.000000000 +0200
@@ -70,29 +70,6 @@
 int defined_hosts_number;
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-int wmpiki_check_host(char *hostname)
-{
-FILE *cmdpipe;
-char linebuffer[MAX_BUFFER_SIZE], commandbuffer[MAX_BUFFER_SIZE];
-int  ret;
-
-	strcpy(commandbuffer, "ping ");
-	strcat(commandbuffer, hostname);
-	strcat(commandbuffer, " ");
-	strcat(commandbuffer, ping_options);
-	strcat(commandbuffer, " | grep '");
-	strcat(commandbuffer, PING_GREP);
-	strcat(commandbuffer, "'");
-
-    cmdpipe = popen(commandbuffer, "r");
-    linebuffer[0] = '\0';
-    fscanf (cmdpipe, "%[^\n]", linebuffer);
-    ret = !pclose(cmdpipe);
-    return ret;
-}
-
-/*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/*
 FILE *wmpiki_start_check_host(char *hostname)
 {
 char commandbuffer[MAX_BUFFER_SIZE];
@@ -101,30 +78,36 @@
 	strcat(commandbuffer, hostname);
 	strcat(commandbuffer, " ");
 	strcat(commandbuffer, ping_options);
-	strcat(commandbuffer, " | grep '");
-	strcat(commandbuffer, PING_GREP);
-	strcat(commandbuffer, "'");
-
+	if (ping_grep[0] != '\0') {
+		strcat(commandbuffer, " | grep '");
+		strcat(commandbuffer, PING_GREP);
+		strcat(commandbuffer, "'");
+	}
 	return popen(commandbuffer, "r");
 }
-*/
+
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 void wmpiki_routine(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 XEvent Event;
+long curtime, nexttime[MAX_HOSTS];
+FILE *ping_f[MAX_HOSTS];
+int i, launch;
+
+
 int xfd = 0;
 fd_set inputs;
 struct timeval timeout;
 
-long start_time, curent_time, next_time[MAX_HOSTS];
+long start_time, next_time[MAX_HOSTS];
 /* FILE *ping_f[MAX_HOSTS]; */
 int yposition = 21;
 int yspacing = 5; 
+char linebuffer[MAX_BUFFER_SIZE];
 int showed_hosts = 0;
 int yposition_table[8] = { 28, 25, 23, 20, 17, 9, 9, 9 };
 int yspacing_table[8] =  {  6,  6,  5,  4,  3, 3, 2, 1 };
-int i;
 
 	yposition = yposition_table[defined_hosts_number-1];
 	yspacing += yspacing_table[defined_hosts_number-1]; 
@@ -134,12 +117,11 @@
 
 	dcl_open_x_window(argc, argv, wmpiki_master_xpm, wmpiki_mask_bits, MASK_WIDTH, MASK_HEIGHT);
 
-	if (defined_hosts_number>=6)
+	if (defined_hosts_number>=6) {
 		/* hide wmpiki logo */
 		dcl_copy_xpm_area(0, 64, 56, 9, 4, 5); 
 
-	else if (disable_logo)
-	{
+	} else if (disable_logo) {
 		yposition -= 5; 
 		yspacing += 1; 
 		/* hide wmpiki logo */
@@ -147,133 +129,122 @@
 	}
 
 	start_time = time(0);              
-	for(i=0; i<MAX_HOSTS; i++)
-	{
+
+	for (i=showed_hosts=0; i<MAX_HOSTS; i++) {
+		
+		ping_f[i] = NULL;
+		
 		if (wmp_hosts[i].update_period)
 			next_time[i] = start_time + wmp_hosts[i].update_period;
 		else
 			next_time[i] = start_time + update_period;
-	}
 
-	/* show aliases or hosts */
-	for (i=showed_hosts=0; i<MAX_HOSTS; i++) {
+		/* show aliases or hosts */
 		if (defined_hosts[i] == true) {
 			if (strlen(wmp_hosts[i].alias))	{
 				if (small_font)			
-				dcl_draw_string(14, yposition + showed_hosts*yspacing, wmp_hosts[i].alias, FONT_SMALL, 9);
+					dcl_draw_string(14, yposition + showed_hosts*yspacing,
+							wmp_hosts[i].alias, FONT_SMALL, 9);
 				else
-				dcl_draw_string(14, yposition + showed_hosts*yspacing, wmp_hosts[i].alias, FONT_NORMAL, 7);
-			}
-			else {
+					dcl_draw_string(14, yposition + showed_hosts*yspacing,
+							wmp_hosts[i].alias, FONT_NORMAL, 7);
+			} else {
 				if (small_font)
-				dcl_draw_string(14, yposition + showed_hosts*yspacing, wmp_hosts[i].host, FONT_SMALL, 9);
+					dcl_draw_string(14, yposition + showed_hosts*yspacing,
+							wmp_hosts[i].host, FONT_SMALL, 9);
 				else
-				dcl_draw_string(14, yposition + showed_hosts*yspacing, wmp_hosts[i].host, FONT_NORMAL, 7);
+					dcl_draw_string(14, yposition + showed_hosts*yspacing,
+							wmp_hosts[i].host, FONT_NORMAL, 7);
 			}
-			showed_hosts++;
-		}
-	}
 
-	/* show gray leds at startup*/
-	for (i=showed_hosts=0; i<MAX_HOSTS; i++)
-	{
-		if (defined_hosts[i] == true)
-		{
+			/* show gray leds at startup*/
+			printf("hostname[%d] = %s\n", i, wmp_hosts[i].host);
 			dcl_draw_led (6, yposition + showed_hosts*yspacing, GRAY);
-			showed_hosts++;
-		}
-	}
-
-	i = 1;
-
-	while(i)
-		while (XPending(display)) {
-			XNextEvent(display, &Event);
-            if(Event.type == Expose) {
-				dcl_redraw_window();
-				i = 0;
-			}
-		}
 
-	/* check hosts */
-	for (i=showed_hosts=0; i<MAX_HOSTS; i++)
-	{
-		if (defined_hosts[i] == true)
-		{
-			printf("hostname[%d] = %s\n", i, wmp_hosts[i].host);
-			if (wmpiki_check_host(wmp_hosts[i].host))
-			{
-				if (wmp_hosts[i].led)
-					dcl_draw_led(6, yposition + showed_hosts*yspacing, wmp_hosts[i].led);
-				else
-					dcl_draw_led(6, yposition + showed_hosts*yspacing, led_color);
-			}
 			showed_hosts++;
 		}
 	}
 
 
+	xfd = ConnectionNumber(display);
+	launch = 0;
+
 	i = showed_hosts = 0;
 	
+	/* main loop */
 	while (1) {
-		curent_time = time(0);
-
 		waitpid(0, NULL, WNOHANG);
 
-		if (i < MAX_HOSTS-1)
-			i++;
-		else
-			i = showed_hosts = 0;
-		
-		if (defined_hosts[i] == true)
-		{
-			if (curent_time >= next_time[i])
-			{
-				if (wmp_hosts[i].update_period)
-					next_time[i] += wmp_hosts[i].update_period;
-
-				else next_time[i] += update_period;
-
-				dcl_draw_led(6, yposition + showed_hosts*yspacing, GRAY);
-
-				printf("hostname[%d] = %s\n", i, wmp_hosts[i].host);
-				if (wmpiki_check_host(wmp_hosts[i].host))
-				{
-					if (wmp_hosts[i].led)
-						dcl_draw_led(6, yposition + showed_hosts*yspacing, wmp_hosts[i].led);
-					else
-						dcl_draw_led(6, yposition + showed_hosts*yspacing, led_color);
+		FD_ZERO(&inputs);
+		FD_SET(xfd, &inputs);
+
+		/* run pings */
+		curtime = time(0);
+		for (i = 0; i < MAX_HOSTS; i++) {
+			if(defined_hosts[i] == true) {
+				if (ping_f[i] == NULL && launch == i && curtime >= nexttime[i]) {
+					nexttime[i] = curtime + wmp_hosts[i].update_period;
+					ping_f[i] = wmpiki_start_check_host(wmp_hosts[i].host);
+				}
+				if (ping_f[i] != NULL) {
+					FD_SET(fileno(ping_f[i]), &inputs);
 				}
 			}
-			showed_hosts++;
 		}
-
-		xfd = ConnectionNumber(display);
-		FD_ZERO(&inputs);
-		FD_SET(xfd, &inputs);
+		
+		/* read events */
 		switch (select(FD_SETSIZE, &inputs, NULL, NULL, &timeout)) {
+			/* timeout */
 			case 0:
 				timeout.tv_sec = 0;
-				timeout.tv_usec = 150000;
+				timeout.tv_usec = 20000;
 				dcl_redraw_window();
+				launch = (launch + 1) % MAX_HOSTS; /* do not launch all pings at one time */
 				break;
+				
+			/* error */
 			case -1:
 				break;
+
+			/* X or ping */
 			default:
-				break;
-		}
+				/* check X */
+				while (FD_ISSET(xfd, &inputs) && XPending(display)) {
+					XNextEvent(display, &Event);
+					switch (Event.type) {
+						case Expose:
+							dcl_redraw_window();
+							break;
+						case DestroyNotify:
+							XCloseDisplay(display);
+							exit(0);
+							break;
+					}
+				}
 
-		while (FD_ISSET(xfd, &inputs) && XPending(display)) {
-			XNextEvent(display, &Event);
-			switch (Event.type) {
-				case Expose:
-					dcl_redraw_window();
-					break;
-				case DestroyNotify:
-					XCloseDisplay(display);
-					exit(0);
-					break;
-			}
+				/* update hosts */
+				for (i = showed_hosts = 0; i < MAX_HOSTS; i++) {
+					if(defined_hosts[i] == true) {
+						if(ping_f[i] != NULL && FD_ISSET(fileno(ping_f[i]), &inputs)) {
+							/* check ping */
+							linebuffer[0] = '\0';
+							while (fscanf (ping_f[i], "%[^\n]", linebuffer) == 1)
+								;
+
+							if (!pclose(ping_f[i])) {
+								dcl_draw_led(6, yposition + showed_hosts*yspacing,
+										wmp_hosts[i].led);
+							} else {
+								dcl_draw_led(6, yposition + showed_hosts*yspacing,
+										GRAY);
+							}
+
+							ping_f[i] = NULL;
+						}
+						showed_hosts++;
+					}
+				}
+				break;
 		}
 	}
 }