diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a265608
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*.log.*
+*.log
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/windows/network/ping_logger/log/old_logs/dummy b/windows/network/ping_logger/log/old_logs/dummy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/windows/network/ping_logger/ping_logger.bat b/windows/network/ping_logger/ping_logger.bat
index f2345a0..1adc7d8 100644
--- a/windows/network/ping_logger/ping_logger.bat
+++ b/windows/network/ping_logger/ping_logger.bat
@@ -1,23 +1,60 @@
 @echo off
 
 
-set check_host=IP
-set check_hostname=TEST
-set filename=.\log\%check_hostname%.log
+set check_host=%1
+set check_hostname=%2
+
+set file_path=.\log
+set filename=%file_path%/%check_hostname%.log
+
+REM set the max filesize
+set maxbytesize=1024000
 
 :loop
 
 set ldt=%DATE:~6,4%-%DATE:~3,2%-%DATE:~0,2% %TIME:~0,2%:%TIME:~3,2%:%TIME:~6,2%
-ping -n 1 %check_host% | find "TTL=" >nul
+
+for %%A in (%filename%) do set size=%%~zA
+echo %size% %maxbytesize%
+if %size% gtr %maxbytesize% call:rotate
+
+ping -w 1 -n 1 %check_host% | find "TTL=" >nul
 if errorlevel 1 (
     echo %ldt% - ping failed %check_hostname% - %check_host%
     ECHO %ldt% - ping failed %check_hostname% - %check_host% >>%filename%
+
+
 ) else (
     echo %ldt% - ping %check_hostname% - %check_host%
 )
 
+
+
 @timeout /t 1 /nobreak >nul
 
 goto loop
 
+REM rotate
 
+:rotate
+    if exist %file_path%\old_logs\%check_hostname%.log.5 (
+        rem file exists
+    )
+    if exist %file_path%\old_logs\%check_hostname%.log.4 (
+        rem file exists
+        move %file_path%\old_logs\%check_hostname%.log.4 %file_path%\old_logs\%check_hostname%.log.5
+    )
+    if exist %file_path%\old_logs\%check_hostname%.log.3 (
+        rem file exists
+        move %file_path%\old_logs\%check_hostname%.log.3 %file_path%\old_logs\%check_hostname%.log.4
+    )
+    if exist %file_path%\old_logs\%check_hostname%.log.2 (
+        rem file exists
+        move %file_path%\old_logs\%check_hostname%.log.2 %file_path%\old_logs\%check_hostname%.log.3
+    )
+    if exist %file_path%\old_logs\%check_hostname%.log.1 (
+        rem file exists
+        move %file_path%\old_logs\%check_hostname%.log.1 %file_path%\old_logs\%check_hostname%.log.2
+    )
+    move %file_path%\%check_hostname%.log %file_path%\old_logs\%check_hostname%.log.1
+    EXIT /B 0