Hello Mauro, I have my config like this: #'cisco' host definitions define host{ host_name cisco alias Router address 192.168.0.1 check_command check-host-alive max_check_attempts 5 notification_interval 3600 notification_period 24x7 notifications_enabled 1 notification_options r,d,u flap_detection_enabled 1 process_perf_data 1 retain_status_information 1 retain_nonstatus_information 1 } #'cisco' host definitions define service{ host_name cisco service_description ATM0 is_volatile 0 check_period 24x7 check_command check_ping!192.168.0.1 max_check_attempts 4 notification_interval 3600 notification_period 24x7 obsess_over_service 1 notifications_enabled 1 notification_options r,c normal_check_interval 60 retry_check_interval 1 contact_groups router } #'cisco' host definitions define service{ host_name cisco service_description LAN is_volatile 0 check_period 24x7 check_command check_ping!192.168.5.7 max_check_attempts 4 notification_interval 3600 notification_period 24x7 obsess_over_service 1 notifications_enabled 1 notification_options r,c normal_check_interval 60 retry_check_interval 1 contact_groups router } As far as I know there has to be configured services for an host for checking a complete host. <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td width=40%>"Mauro" <mauog@interfree.it> Gesendet von: nagios-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net 04.02.2004 09:03 <table border> <tr valign=top> <td bgcolor=white> <div align=center>Bitte antworten an "Mauro" <mauog@interfree.it></div></table> <td width=59%> <table width=100%> <tr> <td> <div align=right>An</div> <td valign=top><nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net> <tr> <td> <div align=right>Kopie</div> <td valign=top> <tr> <td> <div align=right>Thema</div> <td valign=top>[Nagios-users] How to monitor a router</table> <table> <tr valign=top> <td> <td></table> </table> <tt>Hallo all, I'd like to know how to insert correctly a router in my nagios configuration. Actually I inserted router like an host that has in "address" statement its two IP (corresponding to its two interfaces) separated by comma. But when I have a problem on router I can't see any network outages even it is configured as parent of some hosts and I get status critical messages from all "sons" hosts. Do You know which is best way to manage a router? Thank You Mauro ------------------------------------------------------- The SF.Net email is sponsored by EclipseCon 2004 Premiere Conference on Open Tools Development and Integration See the breadth of Eclipse activity. February 3-5 in Anaheim, CA. http://www.eclipsecon.org/osdn _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list Nagios-users@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 </tt>