ADSL modem checking

[J. Bakshi]

Sean McAfee wrote:
> J. Bakshi wrote:
>> Ok, so ping_check is a  ping command with standard features.
>>
>> I would be grateful to you if you give me 1 more suggestions
>>
>> 1> How can I check a different IP with check_ping command. I have tried
>> as below with no success
>>             check_ping -H gmail.com!100.0,20%!500.0,60%
> The !-separated argument syntax is only used to fill in arguments for
> predefined checks.  When running checks from the command line,
> switches must be specified before most arguments.
>
> From check_ping --help:
> Usage:check_ping -H <host_address> -w <wrta>,<wpl>% -c <crta>,<cpl>%
> [-p packets] [-t timeout] [-4|-6]
>
> If you look at the command definition, you'll see how each !-separated
> argument actually translates into the required switch + argument pair:
>
> define command{
>        command_name    check_ping
>        command_line    $USER1$/check_ping -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -w $ARG1$
> -c $ARG2$ -p 5
>        }
>
> What you're looking for is `check_ping -H gmail.com -w 100.0,20% -c
> 500.0,60% -p 5`  (the -p switch is optional, but specifies the amount
> of icmp packets to send - after all, what good is a single ping?)
>
> If you're trying to configure a check where a host will ping an
> arbitrary external host, remember that the $HOSTADDRESS$ macro will
> always be filled in with the host_name or host_address of the
> service.  To get around that, define a new check along the lines of:
>
> define command{
>        command_name    check_ping_external
>        command_line    $USER1$/check_ping -H $ARG1$ -w $ARG2$ -c
> $ARG3$ -p 5
>        }
>
> and then use:
>
> check_command      check_ping_external!www.gmail.com!100.0,20%!500.0,60%
>
> in your service check definition.

Awesome.  It is a nice tool to check internet. The expansion will help
me and other newbies to
design commands and service definition.

Thanks a LOT.

>
> Sean McAfee
> System Engineer
>
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>
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