# Modbus node connection status
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-node-connection-status/84713
**Category:** General
**Tags:** modbus
**Created:** [19 January 2024 08:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-node-connection-status/84713 "2024-01-19T08:21:54Z")
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### Author:  [@Luca91](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Luca91)
#### Post date: [19 January 2024 08:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-node-connection-status/84713/1 "2024-01-19T08:21:54Z")
Hello everyone.
Is it possible to tell if a ModBus Node is correctly connected without performing a modbus request?
Let me explain: every 15 min I perform modbus requests to read and record X registers.
If by chance the network drops for any reason, no modbus node warns me that the connection has dropped, but rather the node stays connected until a request is made and only then does it realize it is disconnected.
I would like the node to check its status constantly to be ready every 15 min and not lose the data to be acquired.
Thank you, can anyone help me?
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [19 January 2024 08:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-node-connection-status/84713/2 "2024-01-19T08:59:44Z")
You could use a ping node to routinely check network connection.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [19 March 2024 09:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-node-connection-status/84713/3 "2024-03-19T09:00:00Z")
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