Dropping packet with future timestamp, NSCA

[Vinogratzky]

Just change the source:
---8<---
       /* check the timestamp in the packet */
        packet_time=(time_t)ntohl(receive_packet.timestamp);
        time(&current_time);
        //if(packet_time>current_time){
        //        syslog(LOG_ERR,"Dropping packet with future
        //        timestamp.");
        //        /*return;*/
        //      close(sock);
        //        if(mode==SINGLE_PROCESS_DAEMON)
        //                return;
        //        else
        //                do_exit(STATE_OK);
        //        }
        //else{
                packet_age= abs ( (unsigned long)(current_time-packet_time) );
                syslog(LOG_ERR,"Time diff: %lu seconds", packet_age);
                if(max_packet_age>0 && (packet_age>max_packet_age)){
                        syslog(LOG_ERR,"Dropping packet with stale timestamp - packet was %lu seconds old or new.",packet_age);
                        /*return;*/
                        close(sock);
                        if(mode==SINGLE_PROCESS_DAEMON)
                                return;
                        else
                                do_exit(STATE_OK);
                        }
        //        }
---8<---
If you want, you can see now the "Time diff" in the syslog.
Workes for me.

Perhaps that should be an option in the next release!
Chris


On Do, Jun 12, 2008 at 06:08:10 +0200, Vinogratzky wrote:
> Hi list,
> 
> I have some passive checks with NSCA and my clients are a few seconds
> ahead. 
> The server rejects the package with:
> ---8<---
> nsca[10986]: Dropping packet with future timestamp.
> ---8<---
> 
> max_packet_age=0
> doesn't help here.
> 
> Any hints?
> (No, I'm not able to sync the Clients with ntp.)
> 
> Thx,
> Chris
> 
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