You'll have to define a service check that will change state when there is a problem. Most of us use check_ping in cases like this.
-- Marc > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:nagios-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Wilson > Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 6:17 PM > To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] Nagios Host Check > > > OK I accept that but if it is something like an external router or > similar where there is nothing else I need to check or can check, I jus > want to know if it is down, what service can I define so that it keeps > Nagios happy. Can I do a dummy service connectivity check? > > > > Subject: [Nagios-users] Nagios Host Check > > > > > I have several hosts that I just want to check connectivity nothing > else. > > If I put the hosts in the hosts file Nagios complains that there are > no > > services defined for this hosts. It still works but I want to get rid > of > > the error message. Do I need to create some form of dummy service to > > > remove error message > > You need to define at least one service that is checked per host. > > http://www.nagios.org/faqs/viewfaq.php?faq_id=39 and first section of > http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/2_0/networkreachability.html ------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid0709&bid&3057&dat1642 _______________________________________________ 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