check_http problems

[Robert Nelson]

> If I use lynx from the Nagios server that I run the check on 
> I'm able to
> access the site just fine.  I'm wondering if check_http 
> doesn't properly
> establish a connection with a sync packet, as the firewall on 
> the web-server
> expects this.

As the other person said, it certainly does the proper TCP connection.
Try "telnet <hostip> 80" and see if that works - should bring up a blank
screen, as opposed to saying "Connecting..." forever.

Rob Nelson
Network Engineer
Windchannel Communications
919-538-6326 


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