Problem with ping-check?

[Marcin Rożek]

Andreas Ericsson wrote:
> This happens when /bin/ping sends output to stderr. Try using
> check_icmp instead. It has its own packet-sending code, so it won't
> have this problem. It's also quite a bit friendlier to your system
> load as it doesn't have to fork() multiple times to obtain RTA and
> packet-loss values.    
I've moved from check_ping to check_icmp. 
If check_ping can produce unnecessary alerts then why not simply symlink
check_ping to check_icmp or remove it?

Thank you
Marcin


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