Check_ping problems ?

Drew Kollasch drewk at bvrmc.org
Fri Apr 1 16:03:49 CEST 2005


But that's the thing...I don't have multiple hosts with the same IP on
the network...(I know this for a fact) 


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Drew Kollasch
Network/Desktop Technician
kollasch.drew at bvrmc.org
712-213-8668

Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
1525 W 5th St
Storm Lake, IA 50588
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From: nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net
[mailto:nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Andreas
Ericsson
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 1:55 AM
To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Check_ping problems ?

Drew Kollasch wrote:
>  I am currently running a nagios 1.2 box monitoring approx 120 hosts 
> and 200 services. On about 20 of the services (almost always as of 
> recently) I get a WARNING status that says "PING WARNING - DUPLICATES
FOUND!
> Packet loss = 1%, RTA = 0.27 ms". (or something very similar) have 
> anyone else seen this odd behavior?

It basically means that the ping program receives multiple
ICMP_ECHO_REPLY packets to a single ICMP_ECHO_REQUEST, which goes
against the standard (rfc 792, I believe).

In short; You several hosts have the same IP in your network.

>  -------------------------------------------------------
> Drew Kollasch
> Network/Desktop Technician
> kollasch.drew at bvrmc.org
> 712-213-8668
> 
> Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
> 1525 W 5th St
> Storm Lake, IA 50588
> 
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