[Nagiosplug-devel] [ nagiosplug-Patches-2347686 ] check_fping: expose fping timeout option (-t)

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Patches item #2347686, was opened at 2008-11-26 02:41
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Category: Enhancement
Group: None
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Accepted
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Martin Foster (martin_foster)
>Assigned to: Matthias Eble (psychotrahe)
Summary: check_fping: expose fping timeout option (-t)

Initial Comment:
This patch exposes the fping timeout (-t) option to check_fping.  Necessary for checking hosts that are likely to have more than the default of 500msec RTT. 

Works in the same way as the timeout option for ping/check_ping.

Attached patch applies to version 1.4.13 of the plugins, though we've maintained this patch at my site for years.  Hopefully useful to the greater community.

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>Comment By: Matthias Eble (psychotrahe)
Date: 2009-06-01 16:57

Message:
Hi Martin, 
I applied the patch to our git repository. However I had to change some
things:
 * use -T instead of -t as -t is usually meant to provide an overall
timeout rather than a timeout for individual requests. 
 * If timeout is not specified, check_fpings default wil be used. Rather
than specifying a default value in check_fping itself. 

I also added a -i option to specify the packet interval fping uses (if -n
>1)

Thanks for the patch
Matthias

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Comment By: Andre Sachs (xtea)
Date: 2009-06-01 14:15

Message:
+1 ! This really helps for monitoring high latency satellite based links.

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