[Nagiosplug-devel] check_ping /destination unreachable

[David Ecker]

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Hi,

probably I am just blind, but i can't find a plugin named check_icmp in 
nagiosplugin-1.3 or 1.4alpha or on the extra download page. Where can I get 
this package from??

Thx
David Ecker

Am Donnerstag, 12. August 2004 16:13 schrieb Andreas Ericsson:
> David Ecker wrote:
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> > Hi,
> >
> > the check_ping plugin (Version *.31) prints the message "Error:Could not
> > interpret output from ping command"
> >
> > I found out that if the host is unreachable (for example if a router is
> > misconfigured) ping prints another paramter in the result line :
> > 5 packets send, 0 recieves, +3 errors, 100% packet loss,........
> >
> > If the host is reachable or the icmp messages are returned everything
> > looks okay.
> >
> > I use RedHat Enterprise 3
> >
> > Do you have a patch for this case??
>
> There is a contributed plugin, named check_icmp which will work
> properly, and much faster than normal check_ping. It doesn't rely on
> underlying programs to actually send the packets for it, so it handles
> faults and network anomalies properly.
>
> If you find any problems with check_icmp, you can contact me directly,
> as I'm the author of it.
>
> > thx, bye
> > David Ecker
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