Alternatives for check_ping

Ton Machielsen ton.machielsen at gmail.com
Sun Jan 25 13:12:14 CET 2009


Ok, what i did was to write check-ping script that exits with 0 and use that
dummy as check-host-alive. I can use other services to check if a server is
alive.

So that problem is "solved".

Up to the next one.

Ton.


On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 11:40 PM, Kevin Keane <subscription at kkeane.com>wrote:

> Marc Powell wrote:
> > On Jan 24, 2009, at 9:08 AM, Ton Machielsen wrote:
> >> - Does anybody have a good check-host-alive definition that works
> >> from the jail?
> >>
> >
> > That's going to depend on the configuration of the jail and the types
> > of devices you are intending to monitor. check-host-alive doesn't have
> > to be a ping test, it's just the most common and useful test.
> >
> How about check_tcp to a port that you know is supposed to be open on
> the monitored system? Second to check_ping, that is probably the most
> basic check you could do.
>
> --
> Kevin Keane
> Owner
> The NetTech
> Find the Uncommon: Expert Solutions for a Network You Never Have to Think
> About
>
> Office: 866-642-7116
> http://www.4nettech.com
>
> This e-mail and attachments, if any, may contain confidential and/or
> proprietary information. Please be advised that the unauthorized use or
> disclosure of the information is strictly prohibited. The information herein
> is intended only for use by the intended recipient(s) named above. If you
> have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender
> immediately and permanently delete the e-mail and any copies, printouts or
> attachments thereof.
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> This SF.net email is sponsored by:
> SourcForge Community
> SourceForge wants to tell your story.
> http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword
> _______________________________________________
> Nagios-users mailing list
> Nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users
> ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when
> reporting any issue.
> ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://www.monitoring-lists.org/archive/users/attachments/20090125/c1846939/attachment.html>
-------------- next part --------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This SF.net email is sponsored by:
SourcForge Community
SourceForge wants to tell your story.
http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword
-------------- next part --------------
_______________________________________________
Nagios-users mailing list
Nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users
::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. 
::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null


More information about the Users mailing list